Broomhaugh; The Dower House
Has been described as a Possible Bastle
There are masonry ruins/remnants remains
| Name | Broomhaugh; The Dower House |
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| Historic Country | Northumberland |
| Modern Authority | Northumberland |
| 1974 Authority | Northumberland |
| Civil Parish | Broomhaugh and Riding |
House with early C17 core (possibly a bastle) enlarged and remodelled mid- and later C18 as dower house of Styford Estate, altered C19. Rubble except for squared stone at west end of north-west wing; south front rendered; stone slate roof to main range, slate roofs to rear. South front 2 storeys, 7 bays, irregular. Renewed door between bays 5 and 6, blocked door in bay 7; windows mostly sashes which have lost their glazing bars; 1st floor tromp l'oeil window to bay 7. Coped gables with moulded kneelers, stepped stone stacks to left end and ridge (3). Left return: set forward to left 2-bay end of north-west wing with rusticated quoins, chamfered plinth and sill strings. 12-pane sashes in architraves; central 8-pane attic sash in raised stone surround; coped gable with kneelers. Rear elevation shows gable end of mid-C18 stair wing (round-headed 12-pane sash with radial glazing in head, in surround with raised imposts and keystone) set back between later C18 north-west wing to right and pair of gabled late C181early C19 wings to left. Interior: Dower House West has stair with open string, stick balusters and ramped moulded handrail; moulded newels and carved tread ends. Drawing room in north-west wing has dentil cornice and 6-panel doors in panelled architraves. Dower House East shows 0.9 metre thick walls (bays 4 to 6 of main range), old chamfered beams and C18 fireplace with decorative cast-iron door to baking oven and round-arched recess for set pot. (Listed Building Report)
Not scheduled
This is a Grade 2 listed building protected by law
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County Historic Environment Record
| OS Map Grid Reference | NZ014617 |
| Latitude | 54.950008392334 |
| Longitude | -1.97871994972229 |
| Eastings | 401458 |
| Northings | 561710 |
