Halfway House

HER Number

16257

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Halfway House

Place

Ryhope

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Agriculture and Subsistence

Site Type: Broad

Farm

Site Type: Specific

Farm

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

In 1856 the farmers were Robert Thompson and was John Stainsby. The latter was also the victualler at Hendon Inn.

Easting

440753

Northing

554674

Grid Reference

NZ440753554674

Sources

William Whellan & Co, 1856, History, Topography and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham, p 616