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Old Hall is a seventeenth-century dwelling located in Durham. The building demonstrates characteristic features of its period in its construction and layout, reflecting the domestic architecture of post-medieval England. As a listed monument, it forms part of the archaeological and architectural record of Durham's urban development during the early modern period.
Old Hall is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002328. View the official record →
Old Hall is a seventeenth-century dwelling located in Durham. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002328.
Old Hall is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1002328.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall (3 km), Grange and Chapel, Bear Park (4.2 km), Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium) (5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Old Hall's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Old Hall stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.