Bede College, gymnasium
Bede College, gymnasium
HER Number
16319
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Bede College, gymnasium
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Sports Building
Site Type: Specific
Gymnasium (Sports)
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
The Bede Collegiate Schools were opened here in 1929 in a symmetrical arrangement of buildings. The gymnasium dates from the 1930s and its design and appearance are typical of school buildings of its period. The gym was a single storey block on the north-west side of the main buildings. The building was made of brick with large ribbed ferroconcrete panels in the east and west walls. The gym block contained two similar sports halls aligned north-south. The building was recorded by ASUD in 2012 ahead of demolition.
Easting
437910
Northing
555440
Grid Reference
NZ437910555440
Sources
Archaeological Services University of Durham, 2012, Bede College, Sunderland - historic building recording