West Hendon House, Ryhope Road
West Hendon House, Ryhope Road
HER Number
7191
District
Sunderland
Site Name
West Hendon House, Ryhope Road
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
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, now a home for the elderly. C1830 with late C19/early C20 additions. Incorporates ?C18 house. Garden wall bond brick with ashlar dressings. Lakeland slate roof. Earlier house rear wing is rendered. 3 storeys. Left tower is an addition. Original front has 4-panelled door and overlight. Stone lintels and sills to sash windows. Wooden porch. At rear a Venetian stair window.
Interior – Ionic screen in entrance hall, doors have architraves. LISTED GRADE 2
Interior – Ionic screen in entrance hall, doors have architraves. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
439790
Northing
555970
Grid Reference
NZ439790555970
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/16/199