St Mary's Building of the University of Sunderland
St Mary's Building of the University of Sunderland, Hind Street
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208574
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- List Entry Name:
- St Mary's Building of the University of Sunderland
- Statutory Address:
- St Mary's Building of the University of Sunderland, Hind Street
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208574
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- St Mary's Building of the University of Sunderland
- Statutory Address 1:
- St Mary's Building of the University of Sunderland, Hind Street
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:
- St Mary's Building of the University of Sunderland, Hind 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 39189 56806
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ3956NW HIND STREET
920-1/19/114 (West side)
10/11/78 St Mary's Building of the University
of Sunderland
GV II
(Formerly Listed as St Mary's Building of Sunderland Polytechnic)
(Formerly Listed as:HIND STREET (West side) St Mary's School)
Shown on O.S. as St Mary's School.
Originally infirmary; Primitive Methodist College until c1880;
later St Mary's Roman Catholic school; in use as a polytechnic
building at the time of listing. 1822-3. By Ignatius Bonomi.
Pediments added c1900.
Brick in garden wall bond (5 and 1) with painted ashlar
plinth, rusticated quoins and dressings; graduated Welsh slate
roof. Right return and rear limestone rubble. C20 small rear
brick additions.
2 storeys, 2:5:2 windows, the end pairs projecting under later
pediments. Wedge stone lintels and projecting stone sills to
tall windows, now with 3 pivoting 6-pane lights; keyed
architraves to round windows in pediments. Moulded eaves
cornice. Central painted stone panel, inscription lost, on
first floor. Low-pitched H-plan roof has inserted ventilators.
Left return has 3 windows; steps up to central door in plain
doorcase. Right return has C20 door.
(Corfe T: The Buildings of Sunderland 1814-1914.: Newcastle
upon Tyne: 1983-: 27; Potts G).
Listing NGR: NZ3918956806
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391494
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Corfe, T, The Buildings of Sunderland 1814-1914, (1983), 27
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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