Downhill House, Downhill Lane
Downhill House, Downhill Lane
HER Number
8164
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Downhill House, Downhill Lane
Place
West Boldon
Map Sheet
NZ36SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Country House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
House. C18. Rendered brick with stone quoins; Welsh slate roof. Simple block plan. 2 storeys; 5 windows, having lost glazing bars, with architraves: central 6-panelled door in architrave with brackets and pediment; band at first floor cill level. Mansard roof has stone coping on moulded kneelers; 4 end brick chimneys.
Interior has later staircase balustrade, doors and chimney pieces; window shutters remain. Historical note: this was an early Aged Miners' Home bought by the Boldon miners soon after the Association was founded in 1894, but has since returned to private occupation. LISTED GRADE 2
Interior has later staircase balustrade, doors and chimney pieces; window shutters remain. Historical note: this was an early Aged Miners' Home bought by the Boldon miners soon after the Association was founded in 1894, but has since returned to private occupation. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
434730
Northing
560370
Grid Reference
NZ434730560370
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 2/13; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2010, Downhill House, West Boldon, South Tyneside - Archaeological Building Recording; Tyne and Wear Museum, 2008, Downhill House, West Boldon, South Tyneside - Historic Building Recording