Roker, Marine Walk, Roker Pier Cottages, Nos. 1 and 2

HER Number:
12452

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Roker, Marine Walk, Roker Pier Cottages, Nos. 1 and 2

Place:
Roker

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Maritime House

Site Type: Specific:
Lightkeepers House

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Situated at the beginning of Roker Pier (HER 4800). They were built in the early 20th century to house the lighthouse keepers (HER 4975). No. 1 is now the Northeast Driving Academy.

Easting:
4082

Northing:
5882

Grid Reference:
NZ40825882

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