Description

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NZ 16 SE
567/4/10008

WHICKHAM
Swalwell
HEXHAM ROAD,
Old Bridge End Cottage

(Formerly listed under SANDS LANE (East side))

GV
II
Toll cottage, now house. 1779, with C19 and C20 additions. Built for the Gateshead to Hexham Turnpike. Dressed sandstone, rendered and painted with ashlar dressings. Welsh slate roof with ashlar coped gables and single gable stack, plus two added stacks. Single storey plus attic.
Main east front has 3-light sliding sash window with C20 exterior shutters on ground floor and similar 2-light sliding sash above also with shutters, addition to right has glazed panel door.
Early-nineteenth century addition to left has south elevation with 3-light casement window, also with C20 external shutters.
Twentieth century addition to left has north front with large 3-light casement window, and single light similar window to left.

INTERIOR reputed to retain original beams and spiral staircase.

Listing NGR: NZ1986562312

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26660184

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Recommended Books

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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)