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Column Cottage
Description
BONDGATE WITHOUT 1. 5330 (South Side) Column Cottage NU 1913 7/176 II GV 2. After 1817. Former "Wager Cottage" built in a fortnight for the Duchess of Northunberlar to win a wager with the 3rd Duke. Set back on the corner with Prudhoe Street. Single storey with gable lit attic. Two windows. Ashlar built with slate roof. Projecting central gabled porch with Percy Crescent over door. Cross casement windows with labels over. Gable ends treated as open pediments. Central chimney.