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Latitude: 54.6595 / 54°39'34"N
Longitude: -1.7523 / 1°45'8"W
OS Eastings: 416074
OS Northings: 529409
OS Grid: NZ160294
Mapcode National: GBR JG6K.FG
Mapcode Global: WHC57.14TS
Plus Code: 9C6WM65X+R3
Entry Name: South Lodge to Witton Castle with Walls and Piers Attached and C.3 Metres to South-East
Listing Date: 19 June 1975
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1121798
English Heritage Legacy ID: 111400
ID on this website: 101121798
Location: Phoenix Row, County Durham, DL14
County: County Durham
Civil Parish: Evenwood and Barony
Built-Up Area: Low Etherley
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): County Durham
Church of England Parish: Witton-le-Wear
Church of England Diocese: Durham
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EVENWOOD AND BARONY SLOSHES LANE
NZ 12 NE
(North side)
5/35
South Lodge to
19/6/75 Witton Castle
with walls and
piers attached
and c.3 metres
to south-east
GV II
Lodge to Witton Castle (q.v.), with walls and piers in front. Probably early
C19. Lodge coursed sandstone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings; roof not
visible. Walls and piers coursed squared sandstone with ashlar coping.
Castellated style. High one-bay gatehouse with 2-storey, 2-bay lodge attached
to left. Low 2-centred heads to portcullis-style entrance arch, with machicolated
parapet above and side arrow slits. Lodge has chamfered surrounds to paired
ground-floor lancets under smaller paired low-2-centred headed lights in right
bay; left bay blank. Parapet has chamfered coping, battlemented over arch;
rear right angle turret. C20 front left addition not of interest. High wall
attached to left has flat coping; square pier at left end has stepped coping
and is rusticated.
Similar pier about 2 metres south-east of lodge arch forms left of pier of side
entrance to estate; right pier is battlemented.
Listing NGR: NZ1607429409
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