High Shield and High Shield Cottage, Hexham, Northumberland

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9615 / 54°57'41"N

Longitude: -2.1031 / 2°6'11"W

OS Eastings: 393493

OS Northings: 562989

OS Grid: NY934629

Mapcode National: GBR FCR2.G7

Mapcode Global: WHB2C.NKQ9

Plus Code: 9C6VXV6W+HP

Entry Name: High Shield and High Shield Cottage

Listing Date: 2 October 1951

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1203721

English Heritage Legacy ID: 239071

ID on this website: 101203721

Location: Northumberland, NE46

County: Northumberland

Civil Parish: Hexham

Built-Up Area: Hexham

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland

Church of England Parish: Hexham

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

Tagged with: House

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NY 96 SW
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DIPTON MILL ROAD
High Shield and High Shield Cottage

(Formerly listed as High Shield House)

2.10.51.

II*

Dated 1770 on earlier site. Three storeys. Three windows. Rubble with quoins etc, brick quoins to right. Tiled roof with tumbled brick in verges. Two brick ridge chimneys. Glazing bar sash windows except second floor which has two blank windows flanking central shuttered window. Central pedimented doorcase with six panel door. Tablet reads: "W.B." [William Bell] "1770". Gabled extension to left. Two storeys, one casement window. Lower two storey C17 wing to right (formerly three cottages). Buck dressings to south; small casement windows, former doors blocked and made into windows.

Converted and modernized.

Rear of main house: three storeys and three windows. Casements on second floor and at sides of first floor, the others glazing bar sashes. Large tripartite windows at sides on first and ground floors.

Listing NGR: NY9349362989

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