Wallsend, High Street East, Richardson Dees Primary School
Wallsend, High Street East, Richardson Dees Primary School
HER Number
9351
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Wallsend, High Street East, Richardson Dees Primary School
Place
Wallsend
Map Sheet
NZ36NW
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
School
Site Type: Specific
Primary School
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Victorian school, refurbished in mid 1980s. Richardson Dees School was opened on 24th February 1902 by the Mayor of Wallsend, Alderman William Boyd. B.J. Simpson of Newcastle designed the building. Contractor was W.T. Weir of Howdon. The school became a middle school in 1969. In 2002 it became a primary school. Shown on OS third edition. LOCAL LIST
Easting
430520
Northing
566550
Grid Reference
NZ430520566550
Sources
North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)