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Alum House Ham (Tyne Dock Engineering Company Limited)

A Grade II Listed Building in South Shields, South Tyneside

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9977 / 54°59'51"N

Longitude: -1.4394 / 1°26'21"W

OS Eastings: 435960

OS Northings: 567155

OS Grid: NZ359671

Mapcode National: GBR LBDN.58

Mapcode Global: WHD4R.VNR2

Plus Code: 9C6WXHX6+36

Entry Name: Alum House Ham (Tyne Dock Engineering Company Limited)

Listing Date: 15 March 1983

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1232320

English Heritage Legacy ID: 407677

ID on this website: 101232320

Location: South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE33

County: South Tyneside

Electoral Ward/Division: Beacon and Bents

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: South Shields

Traditional County: Durham

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: South Shields St Hilda with St Thomas

Church of England Diocese: Durham

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Description


1.
5102 RIVER DRIVE
(Ferry Street)
Tyne Dock Engineering Co Ltd
NZ 36 NE 12/63

II

2.
Early C19.
Brick, now painted, slate roof. Three storeys and 2 bays to west elevation,
2 storeys and 4 bays to south elevation. Stone heads to windows.
The principal west elevation has 2 elegant segmental bow windows through the
3 storeys. The bows have 3 lights mostly with the original curved sashes. The
ground windows are blocked. Continuous stone cill band at first and second floors.
The corners of this elevation are marked by broad pilasters. An elegant elevation
and the only one of its type to survive within the old town.
On the long south elevation the 2 western first floor bays are blind the other
2 sashed. The ground floor has 2 sashed windows below those on the first floor and
an unadorned door to the west. The western end of this elevation had a C19 public
house front when it was called "The Alum House".


Listing NGR: NZ3596067155

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