Ocean Road, County School

HER Number

15750

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Ocean Road, County School

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

School

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

The schools are shown on the Ordnance Survey second edition of 1898. On the 1950s OS they are named Ocean Road County Primary Infant's School (north-west corner of site), Primary Junior Mixed School (centre east part of site) and on Ocean Road itself at the south end of the site, Secondary Boys' School.

Easting

436510

Northing

567370

Grid Reference

NZ436510567370

Sources

Archaeological Services Durham University, May 2012, Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear - archaeological desk-based assessment;