Vanborough House & Camp Villa, Front Street

HER Number

8507

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Vanborough House & Camp Villa, Front Street

Place

East Boldon

Map Sheet

NZ36SE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Villa

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Imposing late Victorian double-fronted villa, now divided into two. Simple classical symmetry elegantly enhanced by formal green gardens . Original front door with fanlight and original windows. Extensions are subordinate. There are old limestone brick walls to the side and rear and tall brick walls to the front.

Easting

436020

Northing

561340

Grid Reference

NZ436020561340

Sources

North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, February 2006, East Boldon Conservation Area Character Appraisal; East Boldon School Centenary 1885-1985; M. Linge, The Story of Boldon; A. Middleton, 1983, Boldon's Witness in Church and Community; N. Pevsner, 1953, The Buildings of England: County Durham; W. Wilson, 1935, A Short History of Boldon