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Gates, Piers and Railings to Former Sunderland Orphange

A Grade II Listed Building in Hendon, Sunderland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9064 / 54°54'22"N

Longitude: -1.3672 / 1°22'1"W

OS Eastings: 440672

OS Northings: 557032

OS Grid: NZ406570

Mapcode National: GBR VFW.GG

Mapcode Global: WHD55.ZY33

Plus Code: 9C6WWJ4M+G4

Entry Name: Gates, Piers and Railings to Former Sunderland Orphange

Listing Date: 17 October 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1208905

English Heritage Legacy ID: 391520

ID on this website: 101208905

Location: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1

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: Hendon

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description



SUNDERLAND

NZ4057 MOOR TERRACE
920-1/12/142 (North East side)
Gates, piers and railings to former
Sunderland Orphanage

II

Gates, piers and railings to boys' orphanage, now community
centre (qv). Dated 1861 in inscription on pier BOYS ORPHANAGE
SUNDERLAND 1861. Rendered stone piers, brick walls with
rendered stone coping, wrought-iron gates and railings. 4 tall
square piers, with plinths, cornices, and stepped pyramidal
coping, form entrances at N and S ends of wall to W of former
orphanage. Gates with plain dogbars below central rail have
intertwined fish finials. Similar finials to railings set in
brick wall with segmental coping which has pilasters at
intervals below clustered railings forming open piers.


Listing NGR: NZ4067257032

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