St. Thomas' Street, Maritime Buildings
St. Thomas' Street, Maritime Buildings
HER Number
4823
District
Sunderland
Site Name
St. Thomas' Street, Maritime Buildings
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Commercial Office
Site Type: Specific
Commercial Office
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
These 19th century offices by Henderson and Hall, comprising 3 storeys and abasement, are built in bright red brick with ashlar bands and dressings. They have a Lakeland slate roof with ashlar copings, brick and ashlar chimneys and a lead dome. The wrought-iron balustrade to the cellar steps has trailing sunflower and leaf ornament. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
439920
Northing
557050
Grid Reference
NZ439920557050
Sources
<< HER 4823 >> Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special ... Interest, 920-1/18/210; Tumman, J, Johnson, M and Lane, A (no date) A walk around Historic Sunderland- The Fawcett and Sunniside Estates.