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Old Customs House

A Grade II Listed Building in Tynemouth, North Tyneside

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Latitude: 55.0045 / 55°0'16"N

Longitude: -1.4447 / 1°26'40"W

OS Eastings: 435616

OS Northings: 567907

OS Grid: NZ356679

Mapcode National: GBR LBCK.0V

Mapcode Global: WHD4R.SG7V

Plus Code: 9C7W2H34+Q4

Entry Name: Old Customs House

Listing Date: 24 January 1984

Last Amended: 19 February 1986

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1355018

English Heritage Legacy ID: 303289

ID on this website: 101355018

Location: North Shields, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE29

County: North Tyneside

Electoral Ward/Division: Riverside

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Tynemouth

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: North Shields Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

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NZ 36 NE
8/43

TYNEMOUTH
North Shields
BOROUGH ROAD (west side)
No 67 (Old Customs House)

(Formerly listed as Nos 65, 66 and 67)

24.1.84

G.V.
II

Sailors' Home, was offices. 1854-6 by Benjamin Green for 4th Duke of Northumberland. Ashlar with rusticated ground floor; low-pitched Welsh slate roof. L-plan. Three storeys and attic; three, three and three bays defined by flat giant Ionic pilasters. Four-panelled door under two-paned fanlight in third bay, and double door in glazed round-headed opening in fifth. Round-headed windows in other bays of ground floor. First-floor windows have stilted fanlights under fluted surrounds in bays two and eight; pediment in bay five; architraves in remaining bays. Second floor and attic windows in plain reveals, all with glazing bars. Dentilled entablature to second floor; attic defined by pilasters under cornice and blocking course. Similar style left return to New Quay: five and three bays. Voussoirs to elliptical-headed carriage entrance in first bay. Ground floor windows boarded up at time of survey.

Source: H.E. Craster History of Northumberland vol. VIII The Parish of Tynemouth 1907.

Listing NGR: NZ3561667907

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