High Farm, The Village,
High Farm, The Village,
HER Number
13329
District
Sunderland
Site Name
High Farm, The Village,
Place
Ryhope
Map Sheet
NZ45SW
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Farm
Site Type: Specific
Farmstead
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Generations of the Davidson family farmed here from the beginning of the 20th century until 1992. The farm buildings were originally in stone, but were clad in brick around 1910 by the Church Commissioners. Original stone boundary walls survive to the front. Wide-span timber gates.
Easting
441170
Northing
552880
Grid Reference
NZ441170552880
Sources
Sunderland City Council, 2010, Ryhope Village Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Strategy (Consultation Draft), page 19