Durham Cottage, Sandy Chare

HER Number

12535

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Durham Cottage, Sandy Chare

Place

Whitburn

Map Sheet

NZ46SW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Estate Building

Site Type: Specific

Estate Cottage

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Former estate cottage used by teachers of the village school. Attractive sandstone rubble façade and Welsh slate roof with fish-scale detailing. 3 cat-slide dormers. The windows are modern stained hardwood. The sandstone has inappropriate ribbon pointing.

Easting

440440

Northing

561830

Grid Reference

NZ440440561830

Sources

North East Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, 2006, Whitburn Conservation Area Character Appraisal, p 5