Sunderland, Ryhope Road, West Hendon House

HER Number:
7191

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Ryhope Road, West Hendon House

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
House, now a home for the elderly. C1830 with late C19/early C20 additions. Incorporates ?C18 house. Garden wall bond brick with ashlar dressings. Lakeland slate roof. Earlier house rear wing is rendered. 3 storeys. Left tower is an addition. Original front has 4-panelled door and overlight. Stone lintels and sills to sash windows. Wooden porch. At rear a Venetian stair window. Interior – Ionic screen in entrance hall, doors have architraves. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3979

Northing:
5597

Grid Reference:
NZ39795597

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/16/199