Durham Prison Officer'S Club (The Tithe Barn) is a Grade II* listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1970. A Medieval Barn.

Durham Prison Officer'S Club (The Tithe Barn)

WRENN ID
woven-sandstone-elm
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Country
England
Date first listed
19 February 1970
Type
Barn
Period
Medieval
Source
Historic England listing

Description

DURHAM AND FRAMWELLGATE HALLGARTH STREET NZ 2741 NE (East side)

17/198 Durham Prison 19/2/70 Officer's Club (The Tithe Barn)

GV II*

Barn, now part of club. Part of Durham Priory farm. Medieval. Sandstone rubble ground floor with ashlar dressings, some renewed; partly renewed timber frame above, with brick nogging. Roof of pantiles with 2 rows of stone slates at eaves. 2 storeys, 2 bays. Gable towards street has elliptical-arched vehicle entrance; close-studded upper part on bressumar. Right return on rising ground has steps up to door in second bay of close-studded upper floor. Window at left has inserted ventilator. Hipped roof with bargeboarded gablets.

Interior: painted plaster; roof has 2 top-chamfered slightly-arched tie beams with arch braces on jowled posts; scout principals tenoned into ties; carpenter's marks. Upper part of roof ceiled over.

Listing NGR: NZ2783841974

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