Whitburn, Cleadon Lane, West Hall

HER Number:
12527

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Whitburn, Cleadon Lane, West Hall

Place:
Whitburn

Map Sheet:
NZ46SW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Country House

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
The grounds of West Hall have been subdivided into two - a scout camp to the south and a kennels and cattery to the north. There are two lodges on Cleadon Lane. There is an avenue of elms in the grounds. The house (the seat of Robert Thompson JP) was said to have dated to the mid 17th century. It was demolished in the 1950s. The single storey whitewashed buildings with slate roofs on Cleadon Lane were the former lodges.

Easting:
39604

Northing:
61861

Grid Reference:
NZ3960461861

Lats/Lons:

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