Roker Park, bandstand

HER Number:
1759

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Roker Park, bandstand

Place:
Roker

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Bandstand

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Bandstand. C1880. Cast-iron structure and ornamental railings with wood base and metal-covered roof with central cupola and spiked iron finial. Octagonal. Corniced base has panelled patterns on sides. Slender columns support ornamental arch braces and patterned beams. Scalloped edges to tiers of roof covering {1}. The present structure replaced the original uncovered stand in 1904.

Easting:
4052

Northing:
5916

Grid Reference:
NZ40525916

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/5/179; Tyne and Wear Joint Conservation Team, 1975, Card Index of Industrial Sites; Sunderland City Council, 2007, Roker Park Conservation Area Character Appriasal and Management Strategy