Silksworth Hall Hotel, Silkworth Hall Drive

HER Number

7198

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Silksworth Hall Hotel, Silkworth Hall Drive

Place

Silksworth

Map Sheet

NZ35SE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Country House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

House, later hotel. C1900. Bright red brick with sandstone ashlar dressings. Slate roof with terracotta ridge copings and finials and brick chimneys. 2 storeys. Jacobean style. Central bay recessed with ashlar loggia of keyed arches on Ionic pilasters supporting entablature. Balustrades above and below arches. Parapet above has SILKSWORTH HALL on frieze. Flanking semicircular projections have stone mullioned windows and hemispherical roofs. Central gable has bargeboards with dragon finial. High octagonal chimneys. Oriel bow window and Jacobean ashlar blind arcade. Rear elevation has first floor balcony. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

437640

Northing

552840

Grid Reference

NZ437640552840

Sources

Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/6/272; Sunderland City Council, November 2009, Silksworth Hall Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Strategy, Consultation Draft; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2018 Heritage statement at land at Silksworth Hall, Silksworth, Sunderland; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2020 Desk-top assessment and heritage statement at land at Silksworth Hall, Silksworth, Sunderland