Description

THE CLOSE
1.
1594
No 55A
[Formerly listed as
stables of No 55
(Mompesson House)]
SU 1429 NW 3/20 28.2.52.
GV
2.
Late C17 former stable block of Mompesson House qv. 2 storeys red brick on
projecting plinth with stone clipping, lst floor string. Stone quoins and
moulded and coved eaves cornice. Steep hipped old tile roof. 4 2 light stone
mullioned leaded casements on 1st floor the outer ones formerly blocked and
central former loft door, now restored as window, in cased architrave surround,
with opposing double scroll head. 4 2 light mullioned and transomed casements
on ground floor and plain central door arched in rusticated stone surround
with projecting springers and triple keystone.

All the listed buildings in the Close form an outstanding group.

Listing NGR: SU1424929724

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17534756

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Recommended Books

• 
  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• 
  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
• 
  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)