Tyne and Wear HER(4779): 170, 171 and 173 High Street West - Details
4779
Sunderland
170, 171 and 173 High Street West
Sunderland
NZ45NW
Domestic
Terrace
Terrace
POST MEDIEVAL
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Extant Building
Two late 18th century houses, with late 19th century shops. No. 173 was refronted in the late 19th century and its top storey rebuilt. No. 172 is subsumed in No. 173. Nos 170 and 171 are of painted brick with ashlar dressings and have a cast-iron first floor shop window. The structures have Welsh slate roofs. LISTED GRADE 2
440080
557200
NZ440080557200
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