Tynemouth Road, Knott's Flats

HER Number

7857

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Tynemouth Road, Knott's Flats

Place

North Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Flats

Site Type: Specific

Flats

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Typical municpal dwellings of the late 1930s. The flats have a magnificent view of the Tyne entrance. They were named after Sir James Knott, a local shipowner who gave generously to North Shields. LOCAL LIST

Easting

436590

Northing

569020

Grid Reference

NZ436590569020

Sources

Richard Simpson, 1988, North Shields and Tynemouth - A Pictorial History; N. Pevsner and I. Richmond, J. Grundy, G. McCombie, P. Ryder, H. Welfare, 1992, The Buildings of England: Northumberland, p 595; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)