Monkton, Monkton Lane, Dacre House

HER Number:
8525

District:
S Tyneside

Site Name:
Monkton, Monkton Lane, Dacre House

Place:
Monkton

Map Sheet:
NZ36SW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Detached House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
A simple double-fronted house with stone front, brick rear and a re-laid slate roof with prominent plastic vent tiles. The plastic gutters and uPVC windows with modern openings spoil the historic character, especially the full width porch and bay windows. The rear offshots and outhouses have flat or shallow-pitched roofs and plastic windows.

Easting:
3201

Northing:
6366

Grid Reference:
NZ32016366

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, March 2006, Monkton Conservation Area Character Appraisal; N. Pevsner and E. Williamson, 1983, The Buildings of England: County Durham (second edition)