Prior's Haven, Tynemouth Sailing Club

HER Number

15088

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Prior's Haven, Tynemouth Sailing Club

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Club

Site Type: Specific

Sailing Club

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

The first project by Gordon Ryder's office was a clubhouse for Tynemouth Sailing Club in 1952-3. Ryder was a member of the club and there he met three of his most important early clients, Derek Damerell, J. Kenneth Stanger and James Liddell.

Easting

437300

Northing

569250

Grid Reference

NZ437300569250

Sources

Rutter Carroll, 2009, Ryder and Yates - Twentieth Century Architects, p 16