Jarrow, Grange Road, South Tyneside Education Office

HER Number:
8145

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Jarrow, Grange Road, South Tyneside Education Office

Place:
Jarrow

Map Sheet:
NZ36NW

Class:
Civil

Site Type: Broad:
Government Office

Site Type: Specific:
Local Government Office

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Council offices. Dated 1902. By Fred Rennoldson of South Shields. Bright red brick and bright red glazed terracotta; roof of Welsh slate. L-plan, mostly baroque style. 2 storeys; 5 bays and corner turret to main elevation. 9 bays to return. Main elevation: entrance, in 3-storey tower in fourth bay, has deep semi-circular hood corbelled out from pilasters, broken pedi- ment on pilasters to first floor window, a later clock projecting from third storey rusticated, aproned window opening. Rusticated ground floor, having wide, elliptical-headed windows, 3-light and transomed, in Gibbs surrounds. All 3-light mullioned and transomed brick windows, with 3-centred arched heads, on first floor; some with blind tracery in lower third. Strings, modillioned eaves cornice; pilasters define bays. Roof has balustrade, baroque dormer left of entrance tower and arches in corner turret. Left return of 9 bays has 2-bay gable with cartouche, scrolled pediment, obelisk finial; 3-storey entrance bay having 'County Court' cartouche in centre of 4 gabled bays of 3 storeys, and corner bay with cornice and turret. His- torical note: foundation stone laid by Lady Palmer. Plaque in council chamber commemorates the decision taken there in 1936 to march to London - the Jarrow march. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3273

Northing:
6534

Grid Reference:
NZ32736534

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 1/90