South Grange, Lane Head
South Grange, Lane Head
HER Number
7537
District
Gateshead
Site Name
South Grange, Lane Head
Place
Ryton
Map Sheet
NZ16SE
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
A converted farm complex hidden behind a high stone wall. South Grange is a large 2 storey house built of sandstone ashlar. It has a Welsh slate roof with stone chimneys. A stone porch with moulded parapet sits in the angle of the building, with a deeply inset chamfered doorway to the corner. There are sash windows in place set between stone lintels and sills (some single pane, some 2 over 2) but these are unlikely to be original. An ornate rainwater hopper and cast iron gutters are supported in part by stone. To the principal entrance are large early to mid 19th century dressed stone gate piers with moulded capstones and decorative wrought iron gates. Dates to 1875 LOCAL LIST
Easting
415250
Northing
564330
Grid Reference
NZ415250564330
Sources
Gateshead Council Local List X20/LL/162; Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Ryton Conservation Area, pp 9-11