Sunderland, St. Thomas Street, Telephone Exchange

HER Number:
17787

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, St. Thomas Street, Telephone Exchange

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Communications

Site Type: Broad:
Telecommunication Building

Site Type: Specific:
Telephone Exchange

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The Telephone Exchange was constructed in two main phases. The first building was constructed in the 1930s. This was extended in the 1970s with the addition of a tower extension. Palmer’s Arcade was demolished to facilitate the Telephone Exchange extension.

Easting:
3987

Northing:
5710

Grid Reference:
NZ39875710

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Tumman, J, Johnson, M and Lane, A (no date) A walk around Historic Sunderland- The Fawcett and Sunniside Estates