70 Front Street, walls and gate piers
70 Front Street, walls and gate piers
HER Number
8031
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
70 Front Street, walls and gate piers
Place
East Boldon
Map Sheet
NZ36SE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Boundary
Site Type: Specific
Boundary Wall
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
This structure was listed Grade II in 1985 with the following description:
'Wall and 2 tall stone piers, late C18. Sandstone ashlar, having plinth, over- hanging cornice, and ball finial. Long wall attached to west and short to east; tall; roughly squared coursed sandstone.' {1}.
The tall piers used to have ball finials. The gates are timber.
'Wall and 2 tall stone piers, late C18. Sandstone ashlar, having plinth, over- hanging cornice, and ball finial. Long wall attached to west and short to east; tall; roughly squared coursed sandstone.' {1}.
The tall piers used to have ball finials. The gates are timber.
Easting
436270
Northing
561340
Grid Reference
NZ436270561340
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 3/26;
North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, February 2006, East Boldon Conservation Area Character Appraisal;
East Boldon School Centenary 1885-1985;
M. Linge, The Story of Boldon;
A. Middleton, 1983, Boldon's Witness in Church and Community;
N. Pevsner, 1953, The Buildings of England: County Durham;
W. Wilson, 1935, A Short History of Boldon;
NECT, 2015, National Heritage at Risk Grade II Project;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025216
North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, February 2006, East Boldon Conservation Area Character Appraisal;
East Boldon School Centenary 1885-1985;
M. Linge, The Story of Boldon;
A. Middleton, 1983, Boldon's Witness in Church and Community;
N. Pevsner, 1953, The Buildings of England: County Durham;
W. Wilson, 1935, A Short History of Boldon;
NECT, 2015, National Heritage at Risk Grade II Project;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1025216