Whitley Bay Grammar School (Marden Bridge Middle School)
Whitley Bay Grammar School (Marden Bridge Middle School)
HER Number
9350
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Whitley Bay Grammar School (Marden Bridge Middle School)
Place
Whitley Bay
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
School
Site Type: Specific
Secondary School
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Lovaine Avenue. Pre-war school in classical style. Said to be a frieze painting in the main hall of Northumbrian scenes. Opened as two schools (Whitley & Monkseaton High Schools for Boys and Girls) in 1914. Amalgamated in 1937. Became Whitley Bay Grammar School in 1945. Hillheads County Secondary School in 1963. Marden Bridge Middle School in 1973. LOCAL LIST
Easting
435220
Northing
571710
Grid Reference
NZ435220571710
Sources
North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)