Roker, Marine Walk, The Bungalow Café

HER Number:
12453

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Roker, Marine Walk, The Bungalow Café

Place:
Roker

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Eating and Drinking Establishment

Site Type: Specific:
Café

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Opened around 1907. Occupies a prominent position on top of the embankment overlooking Roker Pier (HER 4800) offering patrons fantastic views out to sea.

Easting:
4077

Northing:
5870

Grid Reference:
NZ40775870

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