Description

CONISTON COLD -
SD 85 SE

4/33
Stainton Cotes
(formerly listed in Bank
10.9.54 Newton CP)

II

House, C17, 1770s and C19. Rubble with stone slate roofs. Two storeys. The
main C17 front faces south and is of three bays, the left hand one breaking
slightly forward. The bay has a five-light double chamfered stone mullion
window to each floor, the ground floor one lengthened downwards. In its slight
return is a C19 chamfered doorway. Over this is a coat of arms (ermine, in
chief a lion rampart). The central bay has an eight-light window with king
mullion, lengthened downwards, and over it two 3-light windows. To the right
are 5-light windows on each floor, the lower lengthened downwards and the upper
completely replaced. The east front is of two bays with tripartite flat faced
mullion windows. One is inscribed on the sill: Johannes Currer Arm: restituit
A.C,1779. The sill of another records a restoration in the 1960s. In the
centre of the first floor is a large shield with the arms of Currer and Wilson.
The west front is C19, with large 2-light chamfered windows with hoodmoulds.
There are embattled gutters, and dates of 1774 and 1777 on hoppers. Interior
not inspected.

Listing NGR: SD8928253926

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26584409

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Recommended Books

• 
  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)