Roker, St. George's Terrace

HER Number:
12440

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Roker, St. George's Terrace

Place:
Roker

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Multiple Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
Terrace

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Built by the mid 1890s. This street is now a concentration of seaside guest houses. The houses have been much altered and the harmony of the terrace spoilt.

Easting:
4062

Northing:
5889

Grid Reference:
NZ40625889

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
City of Sunderland, April 1997, Conservation Areas in the City of Sunderland; Sunderland City Council, February 2007, Roker Park Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Strategy; City of Sunderland, 1998, Roker: A walk through the Conservation Area; T. Corfe, 1973, A History of Sunderland; T. Corfe, 1983, The Buildings of Sunderland 1814-1914; S. Reeder, 1992, Whitburn and Roker in old picture postcards