Durham Road, Craiglea Community Nursing Home
Durham Road, Craiglea Community Nursing Home
HER Number
12011
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Durham Road, Craiglea Community Nursing Home
Place
Chowdene
Map Sheet
NZ25NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Semi Detached House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
This section of Durham Road is characterised by large houses built in the late C19 and early C20. There are three pairs of semi-detached houses set back from the road in large landscaped and walled front gardens. The largest pair, at the junction with Lyndhurst Avenue have been extended to form a nursing home. This area has a leafy early C20 suburban character.
Easting
2598
Northing
5949
Grid Reference
NZ25985949
Sources
Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Stragies and Character Statements, Chowdene Conservation Area, p 73