The Gatehouse website record for Bonnymoor Cottage and Harthopeburn Cottage, St John's Chapel

In the civil parish of Stanhope. In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Durham, 1974 county of County Durham).

Stone walled building which has been greatly altered into two cottages. Farmhouse, with byres and lofts adjoining, now 2 houses. C17 and C18. Sandstone and limestone rubble with some quoins, boulder plinth and some ashlar dressings stone-flagged roof. 2 storeys, 6 bays. 2 wide left bays have wide stone steps to paired first-floor doors, both renewed, in flat stone surround with plinth; rough stone lintel over blocked door at left on ground floor; recessed flat-Tudor-arched doorway with irregular-block jambs, to right of steps; windows varied;6-pane sash under flat stone lintel and 8-pane overlight to right of first-floor door. 3-bay house adjoining on right has renewed door to right of centre and rough flat stone lintel; similar lintels and projecting stone sills to plain or late C19 sashes; wide 6th bay has boarded first-floor loft door. 3 square stone ridge chimneys at left end, between second and third and between fifth and sixth bays. Interior: house has massive beams in left ground-floor room, one on painted moulded stone corbel; rear wall is c.1m thick. Cottage in 2 left bays too much altered to be of interest.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NY883378

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