Ocean Road, County School

HER Number:
15750

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Ocean Road, County School

Place:
South Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:
School

Site Type: Specific:
School

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
The schools are shown on the Ordnance Survey second edition of 1898. On the 1950s OS they are named Ocean Road County Primary Infant's School (north-west corner of site), Primary Junior Mixed School (centre east part of site) and on Ocean Road itself at the south end of the site, Secondary Boys' School.

Easting:
436510

Northing:
567370

Grid Reference:
NZ436510567370

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Archaeological Services Durham University, May 2012, Ocean Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear - archaeological desk-based assessment;