North Shields, Borough Road, Nos. 65, 66 and 67

HER Number:
7276

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
North Shields, Borough Road, Nos. 65, 66 and 67

Place:
North Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Health and Welfare

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Almshouse

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Sailor's Home, now offices. 1854-6 by Benjamin Green for 4th Duke of Northumberland. Ashlar with rusticated ground floor. Welsh slate roof. L-plan. Three storeys and attic. Bays defined by flat giant Ionic pilasters. 4-panelled door under fanlight. Double door in glazed round-headed opening. Round-headed windows. Dentilled entablature to second floor. Elliptical-headed carriage entrance. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3561

Northing:
6790

Grid Reference:
NZ35616790

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 8/43; N. Pevsner and I. Richmond, second edition revised by G. McCombie, P. Ryder and H. Welfare, 1992, The Buildings of England - Northumberland, page 529