Alum House Ham (Tyne Dock Engineering Company Limited)
ALUM HOUSE HAM (TYNE DOCK ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED), FERRY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1232320
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Alum House Ham (Tyne Dock Engineering Company Limited)
- Statutory Address:
- ALUM HOUSE HAM (TYNE DOCK ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED), FERRY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1232320
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Alum House Ham (Tyne Dock Engineering Company Limited)
- Statutory Address 1:
- ALUM HOUSE HAM (TYNE DOCK ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED), FERRY STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- ALUM HOUSE HAM (TYNE DOCK ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED), RIVER DRIVE
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:
- ALUM HOUSE HAM (TYNE DOCK ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED), FERRY STREET
- Statutory Address:
- ALUM HOUSE HAM (TYNE DOCK ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED), RIVER DRIVE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- South Tyneside (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 35960 67155
Details
1. 5102 RIVER DRIVE (Ferry Street) Tyne Dock Engineering Co Ltd NZ 36 NE 12/63
II
2. Early C19. Brick, now painted, slate roof. Three storeys and 2 bays to west elevation, 2 storeys and 4 bays to south elevation. Stone heads to windows. The principal west elevation has 2 elegant segmental bow windows through the 3 storeys. The bows have 3 lights mostly with the original curved sashes. The ground windows are blocked. Continuous stone cill band at first and second floors. The corners of this elevation are marked by broad pilasters. An elegant elevation and the only one of its type to survive within the old town. On the long south elevation the 2 western first floor bays are blind the other 2 sashed. The ground floor has 2 sashed windows below those on the first floor and an unadorned door to the west. The western end of this elevation had a C19 public house front when it was called "The Alum House".
Listing NGR: NZ3596067155
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 407677
- 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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