Sunderland, West Sunniside, Post Office

HER Number:
4733

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, West Sunniside, Post Office

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Post Office

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
This former general post office, now a local delivery office, is by Sir Henry Tanner, 1903. It is 3 storeys high, built in sandstone ashlar with red granite door architraves to the main block; and has a graduated Lakeland slate roof with ashlar chimneys and a copper ridge. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3994

Northing:
5708

Grid Reference:
NZ39945708

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 4733 >> Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special ... Interest, 920-1/18/241; Tumman, J, Johnson, M and Lane, A (no date) A walk around Historic Sunderland- The Fawcett and Sunniside Estates.