Former South Lodge to Mowbray Park
FORMER SOUTH LODGE TO MOWBRAY PARK, TOWARD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207143
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Former South Lodge to Mowbray Park
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER SOUTH LODGE TO MOWBRAY PARK, TOWARD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1207143
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Former South Lodge to Mowbray Park
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER SOUTH LODGE TO MOWBRAY PARK, TOWARD ROAD
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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:
- FORMER SOUTH LODGE TO MOWBRAY PARK, TOWARD ROAD
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 39972 56450
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ3956SE TOWARD ROAD 920-1/22/224 (West side) Former south lodge to Mowbray Park
GV II
Lodge to Mowbray Park, now disused. Dated 1856. Building contractor W. Scott. Coursed squared limestone with ashlar dressings including projecting quoins; roof of Welsh slate with fishscale bands and stone gable copings, limestone and ashlar chimneys. Tudor style, irregular plan. EXTERIOR: one storey, 1 window on S elevation facing drive with gabled left wing breaking forward and projecting gabled porch at right. Stepped stone voussoirs, with date 1856 incised in keystone, and alternate block jambs to chamfered Tudor-arched door in porch with bargeboards. Alternate block jambs to window at left in stone surround. Right return facing Toward Road has stone mullioned and transomed 3-light window, the central light higher, and Borough arms on stone plaque in gable peak; set-back right wing on this elevation has 2-pitch roof over stone mullion 2-light window. Projecting quoins. Roof has bands of fishscale decoration, bargeboards on all gables, and ashlar-corniced ridge chimney. Mowbray Park is on Building Hill whence stone was quarried for many of Sunderland's buildings. The Corporation purchased it from the Mowbray family for »2,000 in 1854, the grounds were laid out by the Marquis of Londonderry's gardener, Lawson, and the park was opened in 1857. Windows and doors blocked and building derelict at time of survey. (Corfe T: The Buildings of Sunderland 1814-1914: Newcastle: 1983-: 29).
Listing NGR: NZ3997256450
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391626
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Corfe, T, The Buildings of Sunderland 1814-1914, (1983), 29
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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