Dipwood Road, co-operative building

HER Number

11897

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Dipwood Road, co-operative building

Place

Rowlands Gill

Map Sheet

NZ15NE

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Shop

Site Type: Specific

Cooperative Store

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Built in 1903 on a prominent corner site. Hard red brick. The rear delivery yard and outbuildings survive. Interesting from a social history point of view. With the war memorial in front of it (HER 10947) this is the focal point of the village.

Easting

416420

Northing

558330

Grid Reference

NZ416420558330

Sources

Gateshead Council, April 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Proposed Rowlands Gill Conservation Area, pp 82-85 (Supplementary Planning Guidance), pp 85-88; Gateshead Council, July 2003, Rowlands Gill Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategy and Character Statement (Appendix to Supplementary Planning Guidance 1), pp 19-24