68 Borough Road

HER Number

7277

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

68 Borough Road

Place

North Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Health and Welfare

Site Type: Broad

Almshouse

Site Type: Specific

Almshouse

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Sailor's Home, now offices. 1856 for 4th Duke of Northumberland. Basement and two storeys. Ashlar basement, snecked sandstone upper floors. Welsh slate roof. Tall voussoirs to surround of double door with fanlight. Moulded sills to first floor windows with architraves, friezes and pediments. Projecting sills to second floor. Sash windows with glazing bars. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

435610

Northing

567900

Grid Reference

NZ435610567900

Sources

Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 8/44