HOUGHTON MINES RESCUE STATION

HOUGHTON MINES RESCUE STATION, HETTON ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1268411
Date first listed:: 16-Nov-2000
List Entry Name:: HOUGHTON MINES RESCUE STATION
Statutory Address:: HOUGHTON MINES RESCUE STATION, HETTON ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1268411
Date first listed:: 16-Nov-2000
List Entry Name:: HOUGHTON MINES RESCUE STATION
Statutory Address 1:: HOUGHTON MINES RESCUE STATION, HETTON ROAD

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: HOUGHTON MINES RESCUE STATION, HETTON 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:: NZ3454148977

Details

NZ 34 NW 456/7/10001 16-NOV-00

HETTON ROAD (Northeast side) Houghton Mines Rescue Station

II

Mines rescue station. 1913. Red brick with slate roofs. Two 2 storey blocks linked by a single storey block. Main block has rusticated brick quoins and overhanging slate roof. South front has 2 central round arched doorways with rusticated jambs. Either side are 2 narrow glazing bar windows. Above four 2-light glazing bar casement windows flanked by single narrow glazing bar windows. Left return has 2 lower windows and above 2 glazing bar casement windows. Right return has doorway to left with modern door and to right 3 graduated staircase windows, in the gable a 2-light glazing bar casement window. To rear a single storey block with two small glazing bar windows and above in the gable a Diocletian window in the set-back gable above. Back range has various glazing bar sash windows on the upper floor. INTERIOR retains crawl ways used for practising mine rescues.

Listing NGR: NZ3454148977

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 486868
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.