Dipwood Road, co-operative building

HER Number:
11897

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Dipwood Road, co-operative building

Place:
Rowlands Gill

Map Sheet:
NZ15NE

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Shop

Site Type: Specific:
Cooperative Store

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Built in 1903 on a prominent corner site. Hard red brick. The rear delivery yard and outbuildings survive. Interesting from a social history point of view. With the war memorial in front of it (HER 10947) this is the focal point of the village.

Easting:
416420

Northing:
558330

Grid Reference:
NZ416420558330

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Gateshead Council, April 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Proposed Rowlands Gill Conservation Area, pp 82-85 (Supplementary Planning Guidance), pp 85-88; Gateshead Council, July 2003, Rowlands Gill Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategy and Character Statement (Appendix to Supplementary Planning Guidance 1), pp 19-24