Sunderland, Thornhill Terrace, Westburn House

HER Number:
7219

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Thornhill Terrace, Westburn 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 St. Anthony’s Secondary School. Mid C19. Horizontally-tooled ashlar with slate roof and ashlar plinth chimneys and cast-iron crestings. 2 storeys and basement. Central porch with half-glazed door, overlight and sidelights. Sashes with glazing bars. Interior – C18 style dogleg stair of four flights with decorated tread ends, grip handrail, carved turned balusters and moulded dado. Fire screens inserted on landings. 6-panelled doors. Strapwork ceiling in rear ground-floor room. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3908

Northing:
5628

Grid Reference:
NZ39085628

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/21/221; Vindomora Solutions, 2015, St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy, Thornhill Terrace, Sunderland - Archaeological Building Recording