The Old Manse is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 December 1969. House. 5 related planning applications.
The Old Manse
- WRENN ID
- standing-mortar-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 December 1969
- Type
- House
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Manse is a Presbyterian Manse built around 1833, although it may include some older materials. The structure is made of whinstone rubble with roughly-shaped whin quoins and has a rendered right return. It features cut sandstone lintels and sills, an eaves cornice, gable copings, and chimneys, all topped with a Welsh slate roof. The building has a T-plan layout and consists of two storeys with three irregular bays.
The entrance is a renewed door located left of centre in an old opening, which has a rough relieving arch above the lintel. The ground floor has 6-pane sash windows, while the upper floor features 4-pane sashes. The gables are coped and have stepped-and-banded end stacks. The left return shows two 4-pane sashes in the rear wing, along with another similar window in the rear gable end of the wing, all of which have relieving arches above.
On the right return, there is an inscribed plaque that reads: 'WILLIAM THOMAS STEAD 1849 - 1912 WORLD RENOWNED JOURNALIST AND APOSTLE OF PEACE WAS BORN HERE JULY 5TH 1849'. This building is included in the register for its historical interest.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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