Church Lane, The Close (Whitburn Rectory)
Church Lane, The Close (Whitburn Rectory)
HER Number
8045
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Church Lane, The Close (Whitburn Rectory)
Place
Whitburn
Map Sheet
NZ46SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Clergy House
Site Type: Specific
Vicarage
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
House, formerly rectory. 1818 by Stokoe of Newcastle. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. 3 storeys, 9 windows with full-height bows containing the 3 at each end on the south elevation, the first floor windows in the bows having cast iron
balconies; original sashes replaced with C20 casements. Moulded cornices, returned, at 2nd floor level and eaves at south front. Low-pitched hipped roof, 3 transverse ashlar chimney stacks with cornices. LISTED GRADE 2
balconies; original sashes replaced with C20 casements. Moulded cornices, returned, at 2nd floor level and eaves at south front. Low-pitched hipped roof, 3 transverse ashlar chimney stacks with cornices. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
440590
Northing
561670
Grid Reference
NZ440590561670
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 4/4; North Pennines Archaeology Ltd. 2008, Church Lane, Whitburn - Archaeological Assessment