Numbers 17-23 and Attached Steps and Railings
NUMBERS 17-23 AND ATTACHED STEPS AND RAILINGS, MURTON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207108
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 17-23 and Attached Steps and Railings
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 17-23 AND ATTACHED STEPS AND RAILINGS, MURTON STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207108
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Numbers 17-23 and Attached Steps and Railings
- Statutory Address 1:
- NUMBERS 17-23 AND ATTACHED STEPS AND RAILINGS, MURTON STREET
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- NUMBERS 17-23 AND ATTACHED STEPS AND RAILINGS, MURTON STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Sunderland (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 40077 56690
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ4056 MURTON STREET 920-1/14/154 (South side) 10/11/78 Nos.17-23 (Consecutive) and attached steps and railings (Formerly Listed as: MURTON STREET (North side) Nos.17 TO 22 (Consecutive))
GV II
Terrace of 7 houses, most now offices, with steps and railings. c1840 except for No.23, c1850. English garden wall bond brick (5 and one), No.23 painted brick, painted ashlar dressings. Welsh slate roof with brick chimneys. Stone steps, some renewed, and wrought-iron step balustrades, some renewed. Most 2 storeys and basement, No.18 with 3 storeys. No.23 basement area blocked. 3 windows each house except 2 to No. 17. Steps up at left of each house to 6-panelled doors, renewed to Nos 21 and 22, in surrounds of pilasters and entablature, with Greek key decoration to Nos 17, 19, 20 and 22; surround removed from No.21. Wedge stone lintels and projecting stone sills to windows, sashes with some glazing bars to No.20, all glazing bars No.23, others renewed sashes or casements. No.17 has canted bay window through basement and 2 storeys. No.18: basement opening with boarded shutters; third storey added. Canted dormers with hipped roofs and slate-hung sides to Nos 17 and 22, small gabled dormer to No. 21 and No.19, small square headed dormer to No.23. Some transverse ridge chimneys. No.23 has wrought-iron step handrails and about one metre length of spike-headed garden railings running forward from steps.
Listing NGR: NZ4007756690
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391532
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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