Listed building outline
Bellister Castle
Geographical area
About this entity
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| CURIE | listed-building-outline:1045292 | no fact link |
| Prefix | listed-building-outline | Facts about Prefix |
| Reference | 1045292 | Facts about Reference |
| Name | Bellister Castle | Facts about Name |
| Quality | Authoritative: We have some data from the authoritative source | no fact link |
| Dataset | Listed building outline | no fact link |
| Organisation | Northumberland County Council | no fact link |
| Start date | 1952-06-10 | Facts about Start date |
| End date | Facts about End date | |
| Entry date | 2015-10-20 | Facts about Entry date |
| Typology | geography | no fact link |
| Geometry |
MULTIPOLYGON (((-2.469039 54.960424, -2.469082 54.960385, -2.468941 54.960336, -2.46895 54.960327, -2.468869 54.960299, -2.46883 54.960336, -2.468799 54.960325, -2.468766 54.960356, -2.468793 54.960365, -2.468752 54.960403, -2.468839 54.960432, -2.468899 54.960377, -2.469039 54.960424)))
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| Point |
POINT (-2.468899 54.96037)
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| Notes | FEATHERSTONE BELLISTER ROAD NY 76 SW (South side, off) 16/89 Bellister Castle 10/6/52 (formerly listed in the Civil Parish of Bellister) GV I Ruined tower house and adjoining occupied house. Ruined section possibly a C13 hall-house with C14 (possibly solar) tower on west; altered c.1600. Occupied house dated 1669 but possibly incorporating medieval fabric in lower courses; major alterations c.1826 by John Dobson and c.1890; partly rebuilt c.1901-5 following an extensive fire. Tower coursed rubble with dressings; roofless. House squared and snecked sandstone, roofs not visible. L-plan medieval range with U-plan occupied house on east end. Castellated style house. Ruined section of 2 builds retains few architectural details. Original north and west walls are 2 and 3 storeys high, south wall has partly collapsed and east wall is largely destroyed. Projecting north-west corner with alternating quoins; fragment of spiral stair near south-west corner. Narrower added tower on west has similar projecting corners; fragmentary window openings on north; window in surround with double-roll moulding set high on west; fragment of garderobe on partly-collapsed south wall. Occupied house has mainly C19 2- and 3-light mullioned windows and embattled parapets. North front has recessed centre and projecting wings: 3-storey, 3-bay centre has possibly re-set moulded ogee-headed doorway and 1669 datestone; slightly-projecting c.1890 tower on west, adjoining ruined section, with projecting single-storey wing on front; far-projecting early C19 2-storey east wing with flanking corner turrets, cross windows and a later 3-storey semi- octagonal tower on north-west corner. 2-storey, 3-bay east return has projecting tower with pointed doorway, flanking elaborate oriel windows and projecting corners. South front of 2 builds: recessed 3-storey, 3-bay centre; c.1890 tower at west with taller turret; wider 2-storey tower at east with projecting corners and turrets. Interior refitted in early C20. , | Facts about Notes |
| Listed building | 1045292 | Facts about Listed building |
Available Code Snippets:
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