Sunderland, The Banks, Customs House

HER Number:
4434

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, The Banks, Customs House

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ45NW

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Maritime Office

Site Type: Specific:
Custom House

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
In around 1715, when the new parish boundaries of Sunderland were drawn up, a house was built on No. 4 allotments on the Banks, and used for many years as the Customs House.

Easting:
40

Northing:
57

Grid Reference:
NZ4057

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4434 >> J. Robinson 1903, Historic Houses in Sunderland Antiquities of Sunderland, Vol. 5,. P 19