The Manor House
THE MANOR HOUSE, 5, FOYLE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1291959
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- List Entry Name:
- The Manor House
- Statutory Address:
- THE MANOR HOUSE, 5, FOYLE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1291959
- Date first listed:
- 10-Nov-1978
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- The Manor House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE MANOR HOUSE, 5, FOYLE STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE MANOR HOUSE, WEST SUNNISIDE
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 MANOR HOUSE, 5, FOYLE STREET
- Statutory Address:
- THE MANOR HOUSE, WEST SUNNISIDE
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 39981 56935
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ3956NE WEST SUNNISIDE 920-1/20/242 (South side) 10/11/78 The Manor House (Formerly Listed as: FOYLE STREET (East side) No.4 The Manor House)
GV II
Includes: No.5 The Manor House (part) FOYLE STREET. House, now offices and showrooms, in two builds with early C20 alterations. c1830, possibly incorporating an earlier building on the same site. Brickwork of varying colour with painted ashlar dressings and ashlar parapet coping; Welsh slate roof to right part, left part roof not visible. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 3:3 windows to West Sunniside; 2 storeys:2 storeys and basement, 2:3 windows to Foyle Street. 2-storey, 3-window lower building facing N up West Sunniside has central 6-panel door and radial overlight in panelled reveals under open pediment on Tuscan attached columns. These have high panelled plinths and this doorcase has possible been brought from another building. Flanking corniced tripartite bow windows and 3 first-floor windows with wedge stone lintels and projecting stone sills have glazing bars, those on first floor in renewed sashes, below coped parapet. Building at right has central prostyle fluted Greek Doric porch with triglyph frieze, with `Manor House' painted on entablature; at right, a corniced tripartite bow window; at left and on first floor, wedge stone lintels and projecting stone sills to sashes with glazing bars. Hipped roof with truncated ridge chimney. Right return to Foyle Street has similar sashes in first two bays; next 3 windows are No.5, part of terrace and adjoining Nos 6-12 (qv). This has steps up to 8-panelled door at right in doorcase of pilasters and entablature, and plain sashes with wedge stone lintels and projecting stone sills. Information from occupier: party walls between the Manor House and No.5 Foyle Street have been broken through to form one property. Renewed dwarf walls and cast-iron railings along Foyle Street frontage.
Listing NGR: NZ3998356927
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391651
- 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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