Ryhope, Leechmere House

HER Number:
16252

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Ryhope, Leechmere House

Place:
Ryhope

Map Sheet:
NZ45SW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Country House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
In 1856 the farmer was Robert Weightman. John Hutchinson, shipbuilder and George Shaw Wrightman also occupied 'Lechmer House' (presumably tenants). The OS first edition map of 1858 shows a grand house in large gardens with what looks like a lake, several summerhouses and statues along the main driveway. The Carr has been dammed to create a fish pond. The site of the house is now covered by Edgmond Court. The name lives on in nearby Leechmere Way and Leechmere View.

Easting:
4039

Northing:
5378

Grid Reference:
NZ40395378

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
William Whellan & Co, 1856, History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham, p 616