History in Structure

Heighington Hall

A Grade II* Listed Building in Heighington, Darlington

More Photos »
Approximate Location Map
Large Map »

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.5965 / 54°35'47"N

Longitude: -1.6145 / 1°36'52"W

OS Eastings: 425003

OS Northings: 522435

OS Grid: NZ250224

Mapcode National: GBR KH59.82

Mapcode Global: WHC5H.5QFM

Plus Code: 9C6WH9WP+H5

Entry Name: Heighington Hall

Listing Date: 6 June 1952

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1121240

English Heritage Legacy ID: 110769

ID on this website: 101121240

Location: Heighington, Darlington, County Durham, DL5

County: Darlington

Civil Parish: Heighington

Built-Up Area: Heighington

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham

Church of England Parish: Heighington

Church of England Diocese: Durham

Tagged with: House

Find accommodation in
Newton Aycliffe

Description


NZ 2422 and NZ 2522 HEIGHINGTON CHURCH VIEW
(North side)
10/20 and 11/20 Heighington Hall
6/6/52
GV II*

Large house. Late C17-early C18 with late C18-early C19 addition. Tooled,
dressed sandstone front with rendered returns and rear. Plain tiled roofs.
Stone chimney stacks. Originally a wide, gable-fronted house with a late C18-
early C19 range added across front.
2-storey, 5-bay front has low plinth and raised-and-chamfered quoins. Central
pair of replaced glazed doors in re-set, red sandstone doorcase with fluted
pilasters, dosserets and a scrolled pediment with blank shield in tympanum.
12-pane sashes, some replaced, in raised moulded surrounds. Solid corniced
parapet, defined by narrow band, has central and end piers with scrolled
supports. Low-pitched hipped roof. Lateral stacks.
6-panel door and patterned fanlight, in open-pedimented stone doorcase, on
right return.
Gabled rear has projecting left bay and a central 24-pane, round-arched stair
window with radial-glazed head.
Interior: cellar with brick segmental tunnel vault; cut-string open-well
staircase, of 3 flights plus landing rail, with panelled dado, 2 bold turned
balusters per tread and a ramped and wreathed handrail; several 6-panel doors
in architraves and 4-panel window shutters on ground floor; first-floor
corridor has six 2-panel doors in architraves with panelled reveals.


Listing NGR: NZ2500322434

External Links

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

Other nearby listed buildings

BritishListedBuildings.co.uk is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department. All government data published here is used under licence. Please do not contact BritishListedBuildings.co.uk for any queries related to any individual listed building, planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself.

British Listed Buildings is a Good Stuff website.