Roker Park, bandstand

HER Number

1759

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Roker Park, bandstand

Place

Roker

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad

Bandstand

Site Type: Specific

Bandstand

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

Bandstand. C1880. Cast-iron structure and ornamental railings with wood base and metal-covered roof with central cupola and spiked iron finial. Octagonal. Corniced base has panelled patterns on sides. Slender columns support ornamental arch braces and patterned beams. Scalloped edges to tiers of roof covering {1}. The present structure replaced the original uncovered stand in 1904.

Easting

440520

Northing

559160

Grid Reference

NZ440520559160

Sources

Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/5/179; Tyne and Wear Joint Conservation Team, 1975, Card Index of Industrial Sites; Sunderland City Council, 2007, Roker Park Conservation Area Character Appriasal and Management Strategy