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Historic Buildings and Monuments in Allendale Civil Parish


Listed buildings and scheduled monuments in Allendale Civil Parish, Northumberland, from the National Heritage List for England[1]. In the absence of a published 'local list', some other public buildings of interest may also be included. Use the Search (below) if looking for a specific building / monument. Skip to photos below this table.

Structure List No. Grade Built~ Notes
No. 8, Shield Street 1154893 II C18th Allendale Town
Nos. 1-5, Sipton Terrace 1154949 II C19th Sipton
Adit Entrance of Swinhope Horse Level on South Bank of Swinhope Burn 1042934 II C19th Lead mine adit portal
Allen Lodge 1154179 II C19th Allenheads
Allendale Library 1042978 II C19th Allendale Town. Former Primitive Methodist Chapel
Allendale Town Bridge, over River East Allen 1370615 II C19th Allendale Town
Allenheads Church 1042964 II 1825 Allenheads
Allenheads Estate Offices 1303988 II C19th Allenheads
Allenheads Farmhouse and Adjacent Farmbuildings 1370610 II C19th Allenheads
Allenheads Hall 1154155 II 1847 Allenheads
Allenmill Bridge over River East Allen 1042970 II C19th NW of Allendale Town
Arnison Terrace 1042942 II C18th Allendale Town, Market Place
Asheybank Farmhouse 1370585 II C16th  
Barn 10 Metres North-West of Beacon Rigg Farmhouse 1042959 II C19th  
Beacon Rigg Farmhouse 1370606 II C19th  
Beaumont House, Allenheads 1370611 II C19th Allenheads
Beaumont Mine 1042967 II C19th Allenheads
Beaumont Mine, Fawside Level Portal in Wall on East Side of Site 1370612 II C19th Allenheads
Beaumont Mine, Tunnel Entrances and Channel to North of Sawmill 1303925 II C19th Allenheads
Beaumont Mine. Former Sawmill and Remains of Bouse Team Immediately to West 1154253 II C19th Allenheads
Belvina and Adjacent House to East 1370596 II C18th Allendale Town, Market Place.
Bishopside Farmhouse 1303756 II C18th Colliery Lane
Blackett Level, 100 Metres North-West of Parish Church 1154086 II 1854 Allendale Town. Adit portal.
Breckon Hill 1370607 II C19th Cottage. B6295
Brides Hill Holiday Home 1154344 II 1851 Allenmill. Former School.
Bridge 100 Metres South of Burnfoot Farmhouse 1370600 II C18th  
Bridge End Cottages 1154413 II C19th Allendale Town
Bridge End House 1042971 II C19th Allendale Town
Bridge over River East Allen 20 Metres North-East of St Peter's Church 1370604 II C19th Spartylea.
Bridge over Sipton Burn on the Long Drag 1155693 II 1878 NE of Spartylea
Burnfoot Farmhouse and Attached Barn to South West 1154819 II 1678  
Burnlaw Farmhouse 1042992 II C16th  
Church of St Cuthbert 1042941 II 1874 Allendale Town. On site of Medieval church.
Church of St Peter, Spartylea 1154970 II 1825 Spartylea. Former church.
Corn Mill Farmhouse and Adjacent Farmbuildings 1154979 II C19th Spartylea
Curtain House and Adjacent Barn to West 1154511 II C16th Catton. Bastle.
Disused Furnace 40 Metres South East of Furnace Cottage 1042956 II C19th B6295
Drinking Fountain in Front of No.4 and the Cottage 1042946 II C18th Allendale Town. Shield Street
Drinking fountain opposite Allendale Library 1042963 II 1902 Allendale Town
Dudley Place, and Privy Row Adjacent 1303880 II C18th Allenheads. Terrace of houses.
Ellershope, the Eastern House with Byre Adjoining 1370635 II C19th  
Elliott's Shop 1370597 II C19th Allendale Town. Market Place. Now Emma's Coffee & Sweets
Farm Buildings 20 Metres North of Westside Farmhouse 1042958 II c.1610 Former bastle.
Farmbuildings Attached to North-East Corner of Wooley Farmhouse 1042955 II C16th  
Farmbuildings to Northwest of High Frosthall Farmhouse 1042993 II C19th  
Farmhouse and Adjacent Outbuildings at the Northern Farm, Old Town 1154572 II C16th Colliery Lane. Former bastle.
Fawside Green 1042968 II 1790 Allenheads. Terrace of houses.
Former Chapel on West Side of Green 1042975 II 1870 Catton
Former County Primary School 1370609 II 1879 Allendale Town
Friends Meeting House 1042972 II 1868 Allendale Town. Quaker meeting house.
Garden Wall, Gate and Railings to South of Park Farmhouse 1042957 II c.1840  
Garden Walls to East and Railings to South of Beaumont House 1042966 II C19th Allenheads
Gate Piers and Screen Wall Adjacent to Allenmill Bridge 1303840 II C19th Allenmill
Gatepiers and Gate Close to North West Corner of St Peter's Church 1042950 II C19th Spartylea
Golden Lion Hotel 1303668 II c.1839 Allendale Town
Hallgarth 1154886 II 1829 Allendale Town, The Peth.
Hammershield Farmhouse and Attached Farm Buildings 1303622 II C19th  
Hare and Hounds Inn 1370601 II C18th Allendale Town, The Peth. Now a house.
High Swinhope Shield Farmhouse 1042952 II C17th Swinhope
Hindley Wrae Farmhouse 1042994 II 1660s  
Hollin Close Farmhouse 1042995 II 1794  
Hollingreen Farmhouse 1042996 II C19th  
Holme Dene 1042940 II C19th Allendale Town, Market Place. House.
Hopehead Farmhouse and Adjacent Buildings 1155000 II C16th Hope Head. Bastle.
Hotspur Hotel 1303651 II 1806 Allendale Town. Now Hotspur House, B&B
House Adjoining Hare and Hounds Inn to East 1303598 II C18th Allendale Town, The Peth
House Adjoining North End of Allendale Library 1370634 II C19th Allendale Town, Dawson Terrace
Hunter Headstone 7 Metres South-West of the South-West Corner of St Peter's Church Porch 1042949 II 1775 Spartylea
Hydrant in Front of Number 3 Arnison Terrace 1370599 II C19th Allendale Town, Market Place
Iceton House 1370613 II C18th Allenheads
Isaac's Well 1154790 II 1849 Allendale Town, Market Place
K6 Outside Westhoe House 1253844 II 1935 Allendale Town, Market Place.
Keenley and Broadside War Memorial 1438957 II 1921 Keenley, Common Bank
Kings Head Hotel 1370598 II C18th Allendale Town, Market Place. Now The Kings Head.
Level Mouth Cottage 1042969 II C19th Allenheads
Limekilns 100 Metres West of Wainford Bridge 1042944 II C19th Allenheads
Low Broadwood Hall with Attached Outbuildings and Wall to Right Rear 1303808 II 1716 Allendale Town, Bridge End
Low Huntwell Farmhouse 1042960 II C19th B6295
Mill Cottage 1042936 II C19th Ropehaugh
Moor Houses Farmhouse and Attached Range to West 1042976 II C16th Chats Lane. Bastle.
New Houses 1154329 II 1788 Allenheads
Nine Dargue, 150 Metres South-East of Nettle Hill Farmhouse 1043000 II C16th Bastle
Old Limekiln in North Bank of Black Cleugh, Beside Track to Intake Head 1042953 II C19th Swinhope
Outbuilding 10 Metres South of Corn Mill Farmhouse 1042951 II C18th Spartylea
Outbuilding 30 Metres North of Hayrake Farmhouse, with Adjacent Ruin to North 1154907 II C16th Bastle
Outbuilding to the East of the Old Post Office 1154987 II C18th Spartylea
Outbuildings 25 Metres North of Hollybush Farmhouse 1042997 II C16th Bastle
Outbuildings Around Stable Yard, Allenheads Hall 1042965 II C19th Allenheads
Paddock Cottage 1370605 II C17th Near Cross House.
Park Farmhouse and Attached Barn on East 1153959 II c.1840  
Path House 1042945 II 1813 Allendale Town, The Peth
Peasmeadows Cottage and Ruin to South 1370608 II C19th With C16th basstle ruin.
Peasmeadows House 1042962 II C19th  
Peth Head House 1154875 II C18th Allendale Town
Post Office 1370614 II C19th Allenheads. Former Post Office.
Powder House in Field 150 Metres South of Sipton Terrace 1042948 II C19th Sipton
Railed Enclosure Beside Road, Opposite North-East Corner of Estate Offices 1154297 II C19th Allenheads. Horse Track Entrance to Mine
Range of Buildings Adjacent to West Side of Low Sinderhope Shield Farmhouse 1370603 II C16th Sinderhope
Range of Buildings to North West of Monk Farmhouse 1042998 II C16th Monk Farm Bastle? & Dovecote
Range of Farmbuildings North-East of Bungalow at the Southern Farm, Old Town 1042977 II C16th Colliery Lane. Bastle.
Selah House, Section Adjacent to West End of Hotspur Hotel 1042943 II C19th Allendale Town, Market Place.
Sinderhope Bridge, over Sinderhope Burn 1042913 II C19th Sinderhope
Sinderhope Methodist Chapel 1042947 II 1860 Sinderhope
Sipton Bridge over Sipton Sike 1042961 II C19th Sipton
St Cuthbert's Lychgate War Memorial 1393517 II 1920 Allendale Town
Swin Hope Methodist Chapel 1155021 II 1845 Swinhope
Tea Rooms 1154721 II C19th Allendale Town, Market Place
The Cave 1154420 II 1838 Allendale Town. House, Bridge End
The Hagg Farmhouse 1370586 II 1691  
The Old School, Keenley Crossroads 1042937 II 1875 Keenley. Now residential.
Tithe Barn 50 Metres South West of Monk Farmhouse 1042999 II C17th Monk Farm
Trinity Methodist Church 1370602 II 1875 Allendale Town
Trustee Savings Bank 1042938 II 1873 Allendale Town. Former bank.
Wall and Railings to West and South of Former County Primary School 1154048 II C19th Allendale Town
Wall, Railings and Gate to South of Allendale Library 1042935 II 1878 Allendale Town, Dawson Place
Wall, Railings and Gate to South of Trustee Savings Bank 1042939 II 1873 Allendale Town, Market Place
War Memorial 1391491 II 1920 Allenheads
Waterwheel Pit at Holmslinn Shaft, on South Bank of River East Allen 1154939 II C19th  
Wayside Cottage 1042974 II C18th Allendale Town, Bridge End
Wellhead 20 Metres South East of South Corner of the Riding School 1042973 II 1766 Allendale Town, Bridge End
Wooley Burnfoot Cottage 1154498 II 1868 Allendale Town, Bridge End. Now Meeting House Cottage.
Wooley Cottage and Ruined Cottage Adjacent 1042954 II C18th Wooley. With ruined C16th Bastle.
Wooley Farmhouse 1155030 II C16th Wooley
Blackett Level portal 1006414 n/a C19th Scheduled Monument. Allendale
Holmslinn lead mine, 200m south east of Holmes 1015848 n/a C19th Scheduled Monument.
Allen smelt mill, flue system and chimneys 1016817 n/a C18th Scheduled Monument. Allenheads
Allenheads lead ore works 1016348 n/a C18th Scheduled Monument. Allenheads
Allendale Village Hall Not listed n/a 1905 Allendale Town. Former Temerance Hall.
High Forest Community Centre Not listed n/a 1881 Sinderhope. Former school.
The Iron Well Not listed n/a C19th? Allenheads
Former Bethel Chapel Not listed n/a 1848 Ropehaugh
Keenley Methodist Chapel Not listed n/a 1874 Keenley
Packhorse Bridge over Sipton Burn Not listed n/a ? Sipton
Catton Methodist Church Not Listed n/a 1882 Catton
Former Board School Not Listed n/a 1880 Catton

Primary source: the National Heritage List for England - NHLE is the register of nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England, including listed buildings, scheduled monuments, protected wrecks, registered parks and gardens, and battlefields. The list is maintained by Historic England. Check NHLE for updates and new entries.
Secondary sources: British Listed Buildings and Keys to the Past.

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Allenheads Church
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Allenheads Church
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Allenheads Hall
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Allenheads Hall
- Overview Map Allenshead Hall is a country house, built in 1847 by E.B. Lamb for Thomas Sopwith, engineer and mine agent to the Beaumont family. Some sources indicate it was …
Friends' Meeting House
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Friends' Meeting House
- Overview Map Street View The Friends' Meeting House in Wooley Burnfoot, Allendale is oldest Quaker Meeting House in Northumberland still in regular use. A Meeting House was first built here in 1688, replaced …
Thorngreen Lime Kilns
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Thorngreen Lime Kilns
- Overview Map Street View The Thorngreen Lime Kilns are located on the side of Slag Hill above Middlehope Burn, just north west of Allenheads in Northumberland. The lime kilns were …
Methodist Chapel, Sinderhope
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Methodist Chapel, Sinderhope
- Overview Map Street View Now converted for a private residence, the Primitive Methodist Jubilee Chapel in Sinderhope was built in 1860. It is Grade II listed on the National Heritage …
Church of St. Cuthbert
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Church of St. Cuthbert
- Overview Map The parish church in Allendale is part of the Benefice of the Allen Valleys. The present church was built in 1874 by Austin and Johnson, except for lower …
War Memorial
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War Memorial
- Overview Map The gothic style Lych gate at St. Cuthbert’s Church was built as a memorial dedicated to the people of Allendale who lost their lives in the First World War. …
Trinity Methodist Church
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Trinity Methodist Church
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Old School, Keenley
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Old School, Keenley
- Overview Map Street View The school at Keenley Crossroads was built in 1875. It is now a private residence. The old school in Keenley is Grade II listed on the …
Allen Smelt Mill Chimneys
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Allen Smelt Mill Chimneys
Church of St Peter in The Forest, Spartylea
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Church of St Peter in The Forest, Spartylea
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Allendale Library
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Allendale Library
- Overview Map Street View Allendale Library is located on Dawson Place in Allendale Town. The library building is a former Primitive Methodist Chapel, with a date stone of 1878. Adjoining …
Corn Mill Bridge, Spartylea
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Corn Mill Bridge, Spartylea
- The stone bridge over the River East Allen is located near the old corn mill and St Peter's Church in Spartylea. The bridge dates from the early 19th century and …
Former Allendale First School
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Former Allendale First School
- Allendale First School closed in August 2013 when Allendale and the wider area switched from a three-tier to a two-tier education system. The children transfered to Allendale Primary School. The …
Golden Lion, Allendale
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Golden Lion, Allendale
- Overview Map Street View The Golden Lion is an inn and resturant located on the north side of the Market Place in Allendale Town. "The '1839 Restaurant' is named after …
Former Trustee Savings Bank
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Former Trustee Savings Bank
- Overview Map Street View This former Savings Bank is located at the south-east corner of the Market Place in Allendale. It is dated 1873 and built in a 17th century …
Allendale Town Bridge
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Allendale Town Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Allendale Town Bridge, located at the east of Allendale Town, carries the B6925 road over the River East Allen. The stone segmental arch bridge dates from the …
Allenmill Bridge
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Allenmill Bridge
- Overview Map Street View Allenmill Bridge, located just over half mile north-west of Allendale Town, carries the B6295 road over the River East Allen. The stone bridge, with 2 segmental …
War Memorial
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War Memorial
- Overview Map Street The war memorial in Allenheads was sculpted by R.B Aves of Hexham, made from Cornish granite. The memorial was unveiled by Viscount Allendale in October 1920, dedicated …
Allenheads Estate Offices
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Allenheads Estate Offices
- Overview Map Street View Allenheads Estate Offices and former Village Hall were built in the mid 19th century. The building is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for …
Keenley and Broadside War Memorial
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Keenley and Broadside War Memorial
- Overview Map Street View Keenley and Broadside War Memorial is located by Common Bank (road), near Burn Tongues Farm. The memorial was unveiled on the 28th May 1921 by Colonel …
Hotspur House, Allendale
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Hotspur House, Allendale
- Overview Map Street View Hotspur House is located on the south side of the Market Place in Allendale Town and provides bed and breakfast accommodation. The former inn is dated …
Kings Head, Allendale
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Kings Head, Allendale
- The Kings Head is a public house located on the north side of the Market Place in Allendale Town. The former inn dates from the early 18th century. It was …
Asheybank Farm, Allendale
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Asheybank Farm, Allendale
- Overview Map Asheybank farmhouse is in a remote location, near the River West Allen, and about ¾miles south-east of Whitfield and 3 miles north-west of Allendale Town. The house dates …
Bridge over Sipton Burn on the Long Drag
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Bridge over Sipton Burn on the Long Drag
- Overview Map This bridge, dated 1878 and inscribed with the initials W.B.B., carries the Long Drag (road) over Sipton Burn. It is located about a mile north-east of Spartylea. The …
Sipton Bridge, over Sipton Sike
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Sipton Bridge, over Sipton Sike
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Sipton Terrace
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Sipton Terrace
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Old Powder House of Sipton Mine
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Old Powder House of Sipton Mine
- Overview Map Street View This Powder House is one of the few buildings remaining from the former Sipton Mine. It is located in a field, about 140 metres south of …
Swinhope Methodist Chapel
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Swinhope Methodist Chapel
- Overview Map Street View Swinhope Primitive Methodist Chapel was built in 1845 and remodelled in 1884. It is now converted into a dwelling. The former chapel is a Grade II …
Sinderhope Bridge, over Sinderhope Burn
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Sinderhope Bridge, over Sinderhope Burn
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High Forest Community Centre
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High Forest Community Centre
- Overview Map Street View High Forest Community Centre is located in Sinderhope, Northumberland. Originally a Board school, built in 1881, the building now serves as a community centre for the …
Old Post Office, Allenheads
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Old Post Office, Allenheads
- The former W. Pearson’s shop and Post Office in Allenheads is now a private residence. The house and shop were built in the 19th century. The old post office is …
The Iron Well, Allenheads
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The Iron Well, Allenheads
Allendale Village Hall
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Allendale Village Hall
- Overview Map Street View Allendale Village Hall and Recreation Ground are located on Leadgate (B6303) in Allendale Town. The building was originally constructed as a Temperance Hall in 1905. The …
Keenley Methodist Chapel
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Keenley Methodist Chapel
- Overview Map Street View Keenley Methodist chapel was built in 1874, replacing an earlier chapel of 1750 that was the second purpose-built Methodist chapel in North East England. Still in …
Former Bethel Chapel, Ropehaugh
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Former Bethel Chapel, Ropehaugh
- Overview Map Street View Bethel Chapel in Ropehaugh, Allenheads, was a Primitive Methodist Chapel built in 1848. The building was converted into an outdoor centre in the 1970s. Allenheads Lodge …
Packhorse bridge over Sipton Burn
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Packhorse bridge over Sipton Burn
Tithe Barn, Monk Farm, Allendale
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Tithe Barn, Monk Farm, Allendale
- Overview Map This former tithe barn is located a short distance south-west of Monk farmhouse in Allendale. The barn is thought to date from the 17th century, and was reconstructed …
Monk Farm
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Monk Farm
- Overview Map The Monk Farm stands on the east side of the valley of the River West Allen in Northumberland, at the head of a steep slope. It is about …
Old Wesleyan Chapel, Catton
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Old Wesleyan Chapel, Catton
- Overview Map Street View This former Wesleyan chapel, on the west side of the village green in Catton dates from 1870. The chapel closed in 1939 and was sold to …
Catton Methodist Church
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Catton Methodist Church
- Overview Map Street View Catton Methodist Church is located on the main road (B6295) through Catton on the left-hand side of a small crossroads at the bottom of the hill. …
Former Board School, Catton
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Former Board School, Catton
- Overview Map Street View Catton Board School was built in 1879, for the Allendale and West Allen School Board, and funded by the Beaumont family who were local land owners.[1] …

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