Westburn House (St Anthony's Secondary School)
WESTBURN HOUSE (ST ANTHONY'S SECONDARY SCHOOL), THORNHILL TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207142
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Westburn House (St Anthony's Secondary School)
- Statutory Address:
- WESTBURN HOUSE (ST ANTHONY'S SECONDARY SCHOOL), THORNHILL TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207142
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Westburn House (St Anthony's Secondary School)
- Statutory Address 1:
- WESTBURN HOUSE (ST ANTHONY'S SECONDARY SCHOOL), THORNHILL TERRACE
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.
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:
- WESTBURN HOUSE (ST ANTHONY'S SECONDARY SCHOOL), THORNHILL TERRACE
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 39090 56288
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ3956SW THORNHILL TERRACE 920-1/21/221 (South side (off)) Westburn House (St Anthony's Secondary School)
GV II
House, now school. Mid C19. Horizontally-tooled ashlar with ashlar plinth and dressings; roof graduated Lakeland slate with ashlar chimneys and cast-iron crestings. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and basement, 3x3 windows. Central porch has angle pilasters and cornice; half-glazed door, overlight and sidelights, and two windows in returns, all with glazing bars and panelled aprons. Sashes with glazing bars on both floors have shaped aprons to projecting stone sills; and rusticated voussoirs, the central larger. Basement light at right only. Giant pilasters at corners and framing central bay on left return are linked by floor string and wide eaves cornice with dentils and modillions. Hipped roof has side consoles to 2 front dormers with hipped roofs and slate-hung sides, and one similar dormer on returns; tall corniced ashlar chimneys at right end and at left of ridge have tapered square yellow pots; ornate ridge cresting. INTERIOR shows C18 style dogleg stair of 4 flights with decorated tread ends, grip handrail wreathed at foot, carved turned baulsters, and moulded dado. Fire screens inserted on landings. 6-panelled doors in architraves; strapwork ceiling in left rear ground-floor room.
Listing NGR: NZ3909056288
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391622
- 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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