18 Front Street

HER Number

7024

District

Sunderland

Site Name

18 Front Street

Place

Newbottle

Map Sheet

NZ35SW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

House, 1720, refurbished c1800. Coursed blocks of pinkish sandstone, pantiled roof. 2 storeys. On ground floor two wide openings have been blocked. Inserted sash window and door under fanlight. First floor sash windows with glazing bars. Painted lintels. Modern external louvred shutters. One brick chimney. Interior – shutters on ground floor, some architraves, 2-panelled door on first floor, enclosed stair. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

433770

Northing

551520

Grid Reference

NZ433770551520

Sources

Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 4/37; Sunderland City Council, November 2008, Newbottle Village Conservation Area - Character Appraisal and Management Strategy, Consultation Draft; Borough of Sunderland, 1980, Newbottle Village District Plan Written Statement; G.E. Milburn, 1978, Newbottle: An Outline History; K. Richardson, 1989, Houghton-le-Spring and Hetton-le-Hole in Old Photographs