Gates, Piers and Railings to Former Sunderland Orphange
GATES, PIERS AND RAILINGS TO FORMER SUNDERLAND ORPHANGE, MOOR TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208905
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Gates, Piers and Railings to Former Sunderland Orphange
- Statutory Address:
- GATES, PIERS AND RAILINGS TO FORMER SUNDERLAND ORPHANGE, MOOR TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208905
- Date first listed:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Gates, Piers and Railings to Former Sunderland Orphange
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATES, PIERS AND RAILINGS TO FORMER SUNDERLAND ORPHANGE, MOOR TERRACE
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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:
- GATES, PIERS AND RAILINGS TO FORMER SUNDERLAND ORPHANGE, MOOR 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 40672 57032
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ4057 MOOR TERRACE 920-1/12/142 (North East side) Gates, piers and railings to former Sunderland Orphanage
II
Gates, piers and railings to boys' orphanage, now community centre (qv). Dated 1861 in inscription on pier BOYS ORPHANAGE SUNDERLAND 1861. Rendered stone piers, brick walls with rendered stone coping, wrought-iron gates and railings. 4 tall square piers, with plinths, cornices, and stepped pyramidal coping, form entrances at N and S ends of wall to W of former orphanage. Gates with plain dogbars below central rail have intertwined fish finials. Similar finials to railings set in brick wall with segmental coping which has pilasters at intervals below clustered railings forming open piers.
Listing NGR: NZ4067257032
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391520
- 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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