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South Lodge of Sunderland Cemetery

A Grade II Listed Building in Hendon, Sunderland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8834 / 54°53'0"N

Longitude: -1.3654 / 1°21'55"W

OS Eastings: 440809

OS Northings: 554476

OS Grid: NZ408544

Mapcode National: GBR VG5.BT

Mapcode Global: WHD5D.0J25

Plus Code: 9C6WVJMM+9R

Entry Name: South Lodge of Sunderland Cemetery

Listing Date: 17 October 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1207125

English Heritage Legacy ID: 391575

ID on this website: 101207125

Location: Grangetown, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2

County: Sunderland

Electoral Ward/Division: Hendon

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Sunderland

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: Grangetown

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


SUNDERLAND

NZ45SW RYHOPE ROAD 920-1/7/195 (West side) South lodge of Sunderland Cemetery

GV II

Lodge and office to municipal cemetery. c1858. Snecked limestone with sandstone ashlar dressings and wrought-iron door fittings; Welsh slate roof with stone gable copings and ashlar chimneys. H-plan with right wing longer, right extension and intruded porch. Gothic style. One storey, 1:1:1 windows. Gabled porch in angle between cross wing and right wing has plain stone surround with alternate block jambs to boarded door with elaborate hinges low pointed arch head; gable has stone coping with fleur-de-lys finial. Canted bay windows in front gables of cross wings, the right projecting, have cusped pointed-arched stone surrounds to renewed sashes under hipped roofs of overlapping stone. Flat stone lintel, alternate block jambs and sloping stone sill to single sash between wings. All gables similar to that of porch and on stone kneelers. Right return of right wing gable has pentice bell-cote below eaves and to left of porch. Roof has octagonal stone chimneys with chamfer stops to rectangular base. Single sash on right return facing drive.

Listing NGR: NZ4080954476

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