Lane House is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. House. 2 related planning applications.
Lane House
- WRENN ID
- distant-entrance-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1987
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
HAMSTERLEY DIDDRIDGE LANE NZ13SW (East side) 11/54 Lane House GV II House. Probably late C17 enlarged early C18. Thinly-rendered rubble with stone quoins, boulder plinth and ashlar dressings. Roof of dark grey asbestos slates with stone chimneys, the left raised in brick.
2 storeys, 3 bays. Partly-glazed door in second bay under flat stone lintel; similar lintels to flanking square windows with late C19 sashes. Similar windows in outer bays of first floor, and small 4-pane light over door. Square end chimneys, the left with corniced old brick addition, on massive external stacks with offsets. Rear full-width outshut under catslide roof.
Interior shows roughly-chamfered spine beam in left bay, probably the earliest build. 2 transverse beams in right part have cyma-stopped chamfers. Dogleg closed-string stair in main part of house at rear of centre; balustrade removed; short balustrade on top landing has stick balusters and groove-sided handrail, with square newels. Roof shows 2 pairs of stout, sawn upper crucks; apex not accessible.
Listing NGR: NZ1344330918
Detailed Attributes
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