Shadwell Towers, Western Terrace
Shadwell Towers, Western Terrace
HER Number
9616
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Shadwell Towers, Western Terrace
Place
East Boldon
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
A detached mansion of some grandeur, although altered over time. The elegant front door surround and ground floor bow windows, with curved glass, survive. The house has a shallow pitched roof. The outhouse has lost original detailing. The house had castellations on a photo of 1903 but these have been removed. LOCAL LIST
Easting
435950
Northing
561350
Grid Reference
NZ435950561350
Sources
Tyne and Wear Specialist Conservation Team, March 1992, Other Buildings of Acknowledged Architectural Quality or Historic Significance (South Tyneside UDP Appendix ENV (B)); 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; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011: REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/121/B