Grand Parade, skating rink
Grand Parade, skating rink
HER Number
12341
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Grand Parade, skating rink
Place
Tynemouth
Map Sheet
NZ37SE
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Sports Building
Site Type: Specific
Skating Rink
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
The ice skating rink opened in 1878. Now divided into five separate commercial units. The largest unit, unit 4, has latterly been in use as a toy museum. The building is single storey, pale grey brick with a slate roof. The east end of the faƧade (unit 5 - latterly in use as a restaurant) has five large smi-circular windows and double-width door. The other units have modern shopfronts.
Easting
436640
Northing
570290
Grid Reference
NZ436640570290
Sources
North Tyneside Council, 2009, Cullercoats Conservation Area Draft Character Appraisal