Silksworth, Warden Law Lane, lamp standard, dwarf piers
Silksworth, Warden Law Lane, lamp standard, dwarf piers
HER Number
7229
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Silksworth, Warden Law Lane, lamp standard, dwarf piers
Place
Silksworth
Map Sheet
NZ35SE
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Street Furniture
Site Type: Specific
Lamp Post
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Lamp standard, dwarf piers and chains to
Forecourt of Doxford House forebuilding. C1900. Stone piers, cast-iron lamp standard and wrought-iron chains enclose a semicircular plot opposite the forebuilding. Bulbous rusticated base supports elaborately moulded lamp standard with large lantern, pyramidal top and spike finial. Tapered square piers with prominent cornices have iron ball finials through which chained with large spikes are slotted. LISTED GRADE 2
Forecourt of Doxford House forebuilding. C1900. Stone piers, cast-iron lamp standard and wrought-iron chains enclose a semicircular plot opposite the forebuilding. Bulbous rusticated base supports elaborately moulded lamp standard with large lantern, pyramidal top and spike finial. Tapered square piers with prominent cornices have iron ball finials through which chained with large spikes are slotted. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
437540
Northing
552790
Grid Reference
NZ437540552790
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/6/274