Ryton, Lane Head, South Grange

HER Number:
7537

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Ryton, Lane Head, South Grange

Place:
Ryton

Map Sheet:
NZ16SE

Class:
Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad:
Farm

Site Type: Specific:
Farmstead

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

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:
1525

Northing:
6433

Grid Reference:
NZ15256433

Lats/Lons:

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