Sunderland, Thornhill Terrace, Somerleyton

HER Number:
17210

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Thornhill Terrace, Somerleyton

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Villa

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Constructed 1891 for Wilson Mills Roche in red brick influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement. Owned by J. W. White, builder in 1914. Sold to the Sisters of Mercy for use as a boarding house from Fred Taylor in 1926. At this point the building underwent extensions to include a dining hall, toilets, bathrooms and dormitories. In 1933 Somerleyton is recorded as being occupied by St Anthony's Convent of Mercy. The School moved into this building in 1939-40. Includes a coachhouse to the north of the building. Much of the layout of the original house has remained in place on all three floors. The majority of change has taken place in the 1926 building but also with the addition of an air raid shelter (now cellar) and kitchen modernisation. Several original features, particularly in the western rooms, survive. These include book shelves, fireplaces, cornicing and panelling.

Easting:
39138

Northing:
56342

Grid Reference:
NZ3913856342

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Vindomora Solutions, 2015, St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy, Thornhill Terrace, Sunderland - Archaeological Building Recording; TWAS Building Control Plans, Thornhill Terrace 1877-1920 291/6772-6802; TWAS Building Control Plans, Thornhill Terrace 1920-1939 291/6803-6824