Hetton Road, Grammar School

HER Number

15907

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Hetton Road, Grammar School

Place

Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

School

Site Type: Specific

Grammar School

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Built in 1926. In 1987 it merged with Sancroft and Bernard Gilpin Schools to form Houghton Kepier School. In 1990 Sancroft School was extended and the old grammar school building closed. Demolished in 2001. The site is now covered by houses (Longlands Drive).

Easting

434160

Northing

549480

Grid Reference

NZ434160549480

Sources

www.houghtonlespring.org.uk; Paul Lanagan, 2013, Work on book abandoned after only a handful of entries, article in Seaham and Houghton Star, Wednesday 9 January 2013