Philadelphia Miners Welfare Institute
Philadelphia Miners Welfare Institute
HER Number
19155
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Philadelphia Miners Welfare Institute
Place
Philadelphia
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
Institute
Site Type: Specific
Colliery Institute
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Physical Evidence
Description
This miners welfare institute was built in 1926 and is first shown on the Ordnance Survey 25 inch map of 1940 labelled 'Inst.'. It is constructed from red brick with a stone window surround to the large central window and other decorative stone elements. The building faces northeast and has an asymmetrical frontage with the entrance door to the left.
Easting
433153
Northing
552498
Grid Reference
NZ433153552498