Roker, Park Parade

HER Number

12441

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Roker, Park Parade

Place

Roker

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Terrace

Site Type: Specific

Terrace

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Built by 1905. Glazed brick. Unusual rectangular shaped bay windows with terracotta mouldings. Half of the properties have uPVC windows which has spoilt the harmony of the terrace.

Easting

440450

Northing

558800

Grid Reference

NZ440450558800

Sources

City of Sunderland, April 1997, Conservation Areas in the City of Sunderland; Sunderland City Council, February 2007, Roker Park Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Strategy; City of Sunderland, 1998, Roker: A walk through the Conservation Area; T. Corfe, 1973, A History of Sunderland; T. Corfe, 1983, The Buildings of Sunderland 1814-1914; S. Reeder, 1992, Whitburn and Roker in old picture postcards