The Chestnuts the Wilderness
THE CHESTNUTS, CLIFF ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208175
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Chestnuts the Wilderness
- Statutory Address:
- THE CHESTNUTS, CLIFF ROAD
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- Date:
- 2001-08-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/01595/27
- Rights:
- © Mr David E Sandersfield. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208175
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Chestnuts the Wilderness
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CHESTNUTS, CLIFF ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE WILDERNESS, CLIFF ROAD
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:
- THE CHESTNUTS, CLIFF ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- THE WILDERNESS, CLIFF 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 41050 52952
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ4152NW CLIFF ROAD, Ryhope 920-1/23/257 (North side) 10/11/78 The Wilderness and The Chestnuts
GV II
House, now two houses. Late C18 incorporating earlier fragments. Pebbledash render with Welsh slate roof. L-plan. EXTERIOR: elevation to street is The Wilderness: 3 storeys, one window with lower left pent extension 2 storeys, one window. Right return to garden 2 windows in the Wilderness, 3 in The Chestnuts. The Wilderness has c1930 part-glazed door and semicircular overlight with plain radiating glazing bars in doorcase of pilasters and open pediment; mullioned 2-light window at left in pent extension, and another without glazing bars above to left of door; wide window on each floor, on ground floor a 2-light casement with low sill, on first a wide sash, on third a 2-light casement breaking eaves under shallow dormer with wedge sides. Steeply pitched roof has moulded kneeler at front of right gable coping. Right return has tripartite shallow bow windows on ground and first floors with curved sashes and some early glass, that on first with entablature, and casment on third floor rising into gable. To right of gable the Wilderness has partly glazed door at left and Yorkshire sliding sash at right on ground floor; wide sash above; and 2-light casement breaking eaves under shallow dormer. The Chestnuts has renewed door at right in plain reveals under gabled hood; sash windows, that to left of door a very shallow bow; small plain sash over door. All windows have painted stone sills, most have glazing bars. INTERIOR shows some window shutters, some early C19 chimney pieces; at rear of The Wilderness fragments of an older building show in irregular walls and a low, bowed truncated beam.
Listing NGR: NZ4105052952
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391431
- 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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