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Latitude: 54.8952 / 54°53'42"N
Longitude: -1.3801 / 1°22'48"W
OS Eastings: 439853
OS Northings: 555779
OS Grid: NZ398557
Mapcode National: GBR VCZ.02
Mapcode Global: WHD5C.R7Z4
Plus Code: 9C6WVJW9+3W
Entry Name: Ashburne House, part of Backhouse Building of the University of Sunderland
Listing Date: 10 November 1978
Last Amended: 17 October 1994
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1209651
English Heritage Legacy ID: 391563
ID on this website: 101209651
Location: Humbledon View, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2
County: Sunderland
Electoral Ward/Division: St Michael's
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Sunderland
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear
Church of England Parish: Bishopwearmouth St Nicholas
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: University building
SUNDERLAND
NZ3955 RYHOPE ROAD
920-1/16/185 (West side (off))
10/11/78 Ashburne House, part of
Backhouse Building of the University
of Sunderland
GV II
(Formerly Listed as Ashburne House, part of Backhouse Building
of Sunderland Polytechnic)
(Formerly Listed as: RYHOPE ROAD (West side Ashburne House)
House, part of Polytechnic School of Art and Design at time of
listing. c1835. For Edward Backhouse, banker; E extension possibly for
museum in 1869 by GG Hoskins of Darlington. Flemish bond brick
with ashlar basement and dressings; roof not visible.
S elevation to park: 2 storeys and basement, 3:1 windows;
right extension 1 storey and basement, one window; left
set-back wing 2 storeys, 2 windows. 3-bay first build has
basement projecting to form raised loggia with Ionic
colonnade, columns paired except single at centre, with
entablature. Architraves to ground floor full-length casements
flanking central door and side lights with glazing bars, and
first floor sashes with glazing bars, the central window
tripartite. Angle pilasters support eaves gutter cornice and
parapet with pilasters, which continues on extensions. Right
extension in similar style has paired pilasters at right; left
return of 4 closely-set windows and left set-back wing have 4-
or 6-paned sashes in architraves, and inserted central door
with architrave. Public park to S formerly the grounds of this
house.
(Milburn GE and Miller ST: Sunderland River, Town and People:
Sunderland: 1988-: 61, 152; Corfe T: The Buildings of
Sunderland 1814-1914: Newcastle: 1983-: 14; Spotlight: Potts
G: Backhouse Building (article): Sunderland: 7).
Listing NGR: NZ3985355779
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