Wallsend, High Street East, Richardson Dees Primary School

HER Number:
9351

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Wallsend, High Street East, Richardson Dees Primary School

Place:
Wallsend

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:
School

Site Type: Specific:
Primary School

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Victorian school, refurbished in mid 1980s. Richardson Dees School was opened on 24th February 1902 by the Mayor of Wallsend, Alderman William Boyd. B.J. Simpson of Newcastle designed the building. Contractor was W.T. Weir of Howdon. The school became a middle school in 1969. In 2002 it became a primary school. Shown on OS third edition. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
430520

Northing:
566550

Grid Reference:
NZ430520566550

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)