Rawthorpe Old Hall

RAWTHORPE LANE 1. 5113 Rawthorpe Nos 175 to 179 (odd) (Rawthorpe Old Ball) SE 1617 29/1135 II 2. C16 or C17 extemally, but possibly mediaeval. In the C15 it was owned by Henry Longley or Langley, brother of Cardinal Thomas Longley, Bishop of Durham (1406-37), and Lord Chancellor to Henry IV and Henry V. Hammer dressed stone. Pitched stone slate. Central hall range of one storey and attic. 2 wings of 2 storeys each. Nearly all modern windows and doors, but door to screens passage at west end of hall range has 4-centred arch with plain chamfer. Corresponding door in porch at north end of passage has plain chamferred lintel. Projecting chimney breast on west side of west wing, 1st floor of west wall of east wing is slate hung on timber frame, and coved at eaves. East wall of east wing is hand made red brick, and has one 3-light stone mullioned window. Stables and outhouses to north of east wing.

Listing NGR: SE1628817597