Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton Road, Grammar School

HER Number:
15907

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton Road, Grammar School

Place:
Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet:
NZ34NW

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:
Secondary School

Site Type: Specific:
Grammar School

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Built in 1926. In 1987 it merged with Sancroft and Bernard Gilpin Schools to form Houghton Kepier School. In 1990 Sancroft School was extended and the old grammar school building closed. Demolished in 2001. The site is now covered by houses (Longlands Drive).

Easting:
3416

Northing:
4948

Grid Reference:
NZ34164948

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
www.houghtonlespring.org.uk; Paul Lanagan, 2013, Work on book abandoned after only a handful of entries, article in Seaham and Houghton Star, Wednesday 9 January 2013