Longbenton, Front Street, North House

HER Number:
7268

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Longbenton, Front Street, North House

Place:
Longbenton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C18

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
House, now university hall of residence. Mid eighteenth century with nineteenth century alterations and extensions. Ashlar with plinth. Graduated Lakeland slate roof. Two storeys. Central broken-pedimented Tuscan doorcase containing renewed door. Sash windows with glazing bars. Wings set back slightly. One storey. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
2737

Northing:
6852

Grid Reference:
NZ27376852

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 6/6; W.G. Elliott and Edwin Smith, Bygone Days of Longbenton, Benton, Forest Hall, West Moor and Killingworth, p 32