Harthopeburn Cottage (St. John's Chapel)
Harthopeburn Cottage © Ryder, P 2006
Harthopeburn Cottage © Ryder, P 2006
Harthopeburn Cottage © Ryder, P 2006
A stone walled building which has been greatly altered {Ref. 1}. Harthopeburn is a row of houses on the west bank of the Harthope Burn, around 200m from St John's Chapel on a minor road that crosses the fells to Langdon Beck in Teesdale. The central part of the range, Harthopeburn Cottage, is listed as a bastle house; it has originally been a pair of cottages set over a non-domestic basement. The north part of the range, Bonny Moor, is clearly an older building.
This is an interesting building at the very end of the line of the tradition of upstairs living. The triangular-headed basement doorway is of 17th-century character, but might possible have been re-used; the pair of upper doorways look more like early to mid-18th century work, but apart from these there is nothing else that really seems to pre-date the 19th century. The tradition of living above a byre or non-domestic basement certainly went on into the 19th century around Alston, and there are other examples (usually of buildings at a relatively humble social level) in Weardale.
This is an interesting building at the very end of the line of the tradition of upstairs living. The triangular-headed basement doorway is of 17th-century character, but might possible have been re-used; the pair of upper doorways look more like early to mid-18th century work, but apart from these there is nothing else that really seems to pre-date the 19th century. The tradition of living above a byre or non-domestic basement certainly went on into the 19th century around Alston, and there are other examples (usually of buildings at a relatively humble social level) in Weardale.
D3495
Defensible Buildings in County Durham Survey 2005 - 2006; Peter Ryder, Historic Building Consultant
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