Leechmere House

HER Number

16252

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Leechmere House

Place

Ryhope

Map Sheet

NZ45SW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Country House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

In 1856 the farmer was Robert Weightman. John Hutchinson, shipbuilder and George Shaw Wrightman also occupied 'Lechmer House' (presumably tenants). The OS first edition map of 1858 shows a grand house in large gardens with what looks like a lake, several summerhouses and statues along the main driveway. The Carr has been dammed to create a fish pond. The site of the house is now covered by Edgmond Court. The name lives on in nearby Leechmere Way and Leechmere View.

Easting

440390

Northing

553780

Grid Reference

NZ440390553780

Sources

William Whellan & Co, 1856, History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham, p 616