Crawcrook Lane, Crawcrook Catholic Club

HER Number

15225

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Crawcrook Lane, Crawcrook Catholic Club

Place

Crawcrook

Map Sheet

NZ16SW

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

Church School

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Shown on Ordnance Survey third edition of 1919. Built between 1890 and 1919. Presumably a former school building (HER 15224), maybe the head teacher's house? Sandstone rubble with a slate roof and short chimney stack. Ashlar quoins, heads and cills. L-shaped plan form. Prominent gable faces onto Main Street. Original sash windows. A bay window has been added to the south elevation and an extension to the rear. Due for demolition in 2012.

Easting

413430

Northing

563560

Grid Reference

NZ413430563560

Sources

Ordnance Survey Third Edition, 1919; Blake Hopkinson Architecture, 2012, Archaeological Recording - Roman Catholic Social Club, former St. Agnes School site, Crawcrook for Keepmoat