Monkton, Monkton Lane, Enfield and The Garth

HER Number:
4714

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Monkton, Monkton Lane, Enfield and The Garth

Place:
Monkton

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Detached House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
A large late Victorian double-fronted house called Enfield, now divided into two. Sits in a larged curved plot creating a deep front garden and a large secluded back garden. Red brick with sandstone detailing. The house has tall chimneys, two large front gables each with a large stone bay window and a central front door with ornate stone surround. It has boxy 1960s extensions, added render and changes to the shape of window openings. The garden is surrounded by a rubble wall. There are several gate piers.

Easting:
3198

Northing:
6362

Grid Reference:
NZ31986362

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, March 2006, Monkton Conservation Area Character Appraisal; N. Pevsner and E. Williamson, 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham (second edition)