Sunderland, Tunstall Road, West Lodge

HER Number:
7225

District:
Sunderland

Site Name:
Sunderland, Tunstall Road, West Lodge

Place:
Sunderland

Map Sheet:
NZ35NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Small villa, now part of Tunstall School, with wall attached enclosing garden to west c1840 with late C19 alterations. Garden wall bond brick with ashlar plinth and dressings. Welsh slate roof with brick and ashlar chimneys. Wall is of rubble with brick dressings. Two storeys. One storey porch added at left and square projecting bay window added at right. Central half-glazed door and overlight, in Tuscan doorcase. Wedge stone lintels and projecting stone sills to sashes with glazing bars. Left porch has garden door and sidelights under single wide stone lintel. Right return window is in projecting bays with yellow-stain painted floral frieze. Door inserted in window to right. Internal steps within stone surround with WEST LODGE carved above a shaped arch. Interior – high quality decorated glass of c1900 in this porch, with bulrushes, lilies, birds and foliage. Most windows have internal panelled shutters. Entrance hall has egg-and-dart stucco cornice. Some other C19 stucco detail. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
3928

Northing:
5645

Grid Reference:
NZ39285645

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/21/227