Whickham Riding School, Whickham Highway
Whickham Riding School, Whickham Highway
HER Number
8367
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Whickham Riding School, Whickham Highway
Place
Whickham
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Agricultural Building
Site Type: Specific
Farmhouse
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Farm house. Mid C18. Coursed squared sandstone with quoins; pantiled
roof with flat stone gable coping and 2 corniced end brick chimneys. L-plan.
2 storeys, 3 windows. C20 porch to central glazed door; sash windows
with glazing bars in painted raised stone surrounds. First floor band.
Return gable peaks contain 2 semi-circular single-stone louvred openings.
Double-span roof to rear wing has 2 end brick corniced chimneys. Interior
shows heck post, screen and settle to fireside; ladder stair in kitchen
in rear wing; plank doors to first floor rooms. Chimney piece in left bedroom
has pulvinated frieze and cornice. Formerly Dunston West Farm. LISTED GRADE 2
roof with flat stone gable coping and 2 corniced end brick chimneys. L-plan.
2 storeys, 3 windows. C20 porch to central glazed door; sash windows
with glazing bars in painted raised stone surrounds. First floor band.
Return gable peaks contain 2 semi-circular single-stone louvred openings.
Double-span roof to rear wing has 2 end brick corniced chimneys. Interior
shows heck post, screen and settle to fireside; ladder stair in kitchen
in rear wing; plank doors to first floor rooms. Chimney piece in left bedroom
has pulvinated frieze and cornice. Formerly Dunston West Farm. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
421630
Northing
561270
Grid Reference
NZ421630561270
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 5/143