Building 10M West Of House Adjoining West End Of Mellom Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 February 1985. Outbuilding.
Building 10M West Of House Adjoining West End Of Mellom Cottage
- WRENN ID
- nether-grate-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 February 1985
- Type
- Outbuilding
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NY 86 NW HAYDON CHESTERWOOD (North side)
5/35 Building 10m. west of house adjoining west end of Mellom Cottage GV II
Outbuilding, formerly a pair of bastle houses, reduced in height. Cl6 or early C17. Large rubble with galleting, massive quoins. West part has asbestos roof, east part corrugated iron roof. The eastern bastle has been built onto the gable end of the western. Front elevation: blocked door with massive jambs and lintel, Cl9 sash window, slit window, straight joint, remains of blocked door to former 1st floor, blocked door with massive jambs and exceptionally massive lintel. Rear elevation partly rebuilt with later doors.
Interior: set-back for former 1st floor, traces of fireplace against east gable of east bastle.
An example of 'terraced' bastles, which at one time probably made up the whole of Chesterwood.
Ramm, McDowell and Mercer, 'Shielings and Bastles' HMSO 1970, 87
Listing NGR: NY8295465163
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