Whitburn, East Street, Barnes Institute

HER Number:
12516

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, East Street, Barnes Institute

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Institute

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Elegant and smart building dating from 1905. It was given to the village by Mrs Eleanor Barnes, wife of Thomas Barnes. Its foundation stone was laid by Sir Hedworth Williamson. The institute housed dances, concerts, meetings and social events and was home to the village library. It is built in large red bricks with a rendered gable and full height bay window. Its mock half-timbering and steeply pitched roof are Arts & Craft influence. There is a smaller gable above a pair of traditional shopfronts with unusual carved fascias.

Easting:
4077

Northing:
6190

Grid Reference:
NZ40776190

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North East Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, 2006, Whitburn Conservation Area Character Appraisal, p 5