Roker, Roker Ravine road bridge

HER Number:
1760

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Roker, Roker Ravine road bridge

Place:
Roker

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Bridge

Site Type: Specific:
Road Bridge

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Coast Road on stone arch over Park Ravine. Quality architecture {1}. When Sir Hedworth Williamson donated land to Sunderland Corporation for Roker Park in 1880, this was on the condition that the Corporation built a road bridge to span the ravine to open up Williamson's lands to the north for development. The bridge and park opened in 1880 and served as the nucleus around which the late Victorian and Edwardian suburb developed. The bridge is an impressive sandstone structure especially when viewed from lower ground as one passes from the beach to the park.

Easting:
4067

Northing:
5922

Grid Reference:
NZ40675922

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 1760 >> 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