Mount Road, school (east)

HER Number

7158

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Mount Road, school (east)

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

School

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

School. C1900. Bright red brick with terracotta dressings and slate roof. Symmetrical with 2 storeys. Left corner has pentice roof on 2 storey porch, with fat terracotta columns on brick base, over steps up to doors. One window beside it and two above. Flanking sections have 3 windows on each floor. Stair towers between these have small windows. Rood parapet. Mullion and transom windows with glazing bars. Pyramids with lucarnes over towers. Long central roof with 5 dormers and ridge ventilator with domed top. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

437970

Northing

555970

Grid Reference

NZ437970555970

Sources

Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/4/144