Cooling Ponds to North and South and Reservoir to East of Ryhope Pumping Station
COOLING PONDS TO NORTH AND SOUTH AND RESERVOIR TO EAST OF RYHOPE PUMPING STATION, STOCKTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292116
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Cooling Ponds to North and South and Reservoir to East of Ryhope Pumping Station
- Statutory Address:
- COOLING PONDS TO NORTH AND SOUTH AND RESERVOIR TO EAST OF RYHOPE PUMPING STATION, STOCKTON ROAD
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- Date:
- 2001-08-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/01595/33
- Rights:
- © Mr David E Sandersfield. Source: Historic England Archive
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1292116
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-1974
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 17-Oct-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Cooling Ponds to North and South and Reservoir to East of Ryhope Pumping Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- COOLING PONDS TO NORTH AND SOUTH AND RESERVOIR TO EAST OF RYHOPE PUMPING STATION, STOCKTON ROAD
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:
- COOLING PONDS TO NORTH AND SOUTH AND RESERVOIR TO EAST OF RYHOPE PUMPING STATION, STOCKTON 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:
- NZ 40376 52504
Details
SUNDERLAND
NZ45SW STOCKTON ROAD, Ryhope 920-1/7/262 (West side (off)) 19/06/74 Cooling ponds to north & south and reservoir to east of Ryhope Pumping Station (Formerly Listed as: RYHOPE 3 cooling ponds to N, S and E of main building at Ryhope Pumping Station)
GV II
2 cooling ponds and one reservoir for water pumping station. 1866-70. By T Hawksley. For the Sunderland and South Shields Water Co. Rock-faced snecked stone walls with ashlar coping. 2 small cooling ponds with shaped corners are N and S of the engine house. The walls slope back towards the coping. The large reservoir lies across the width of the site to E of the engine house but is covered and grassed over at time of survey with gauges set into a concrete platform in the turf.
Listing NGR: NZ4037652504
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 391600
- 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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