Front Street, Laburnum House
Front Street, Laburnum House
HER Number
7007
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Front Street, Laburnum House
Place
Hetton-le-Hole
Map Sheet
NZ34NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Engineers House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
This house was listed Grade II in 1985 with the following description:
'House. Circa 1810. Painted coursed squared limestone, roof of concrete tiles. 4 sash windows have projecting stone cills to ground floor and cill band to first floor, and flat stone lintels. Double door in later porch in 2nd bay. Hipped roof has central transverse corniced yellow brick chimney.'
A blue plaque at the east end of the north front records that Nicholas Wood (1795-1865) colliery engineer and partner of George Stephenson, lived here during the sinking of the Hetton Lyons pit in 1822. LISTED GRADE 2
'House. Circa 1810. Painted coursed squared limestone, roof of concrete tiles. 4 sash windows have projecting stone cills to ground floor and cill band to first floor, and flat stone lintels. Double door in later porch in 2nd bay. Hipped roof has central transverse corniced yellow brick chimney.'
A blue plaque at the east end of the north front records that Nicholas Wood (1795-1865) colliery engineer and partner of George Stephenson, lived here during the sinking of the Hetton Lyons pit in 1822. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
435301
Northing
547391
Grid Reference
NZ435301547391
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 8/8;
Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1354976
Hetton Local & Natural History Society, 2015, The Hetton Village Atlas;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1354976