Harton Primary School

Harton Primary School

HER Number
17234
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Harton Primary School
Place
Harton
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
School
Site Type: Specific
Primary School
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
Description
Harton primary school comprised of three main buildings and a kitchen/canteen block. The main buildings comprised the Stephenson and Christie buildings which housed the junior school and the infants school. The buildings were built in one phase in the 1930s and opened November 1939. The architects were J H Morton and Son of South Shields. Air raid shelters were constructed within the grounds of the school (HER 17233). The buildings were recorded in 2009 prior to demolition. Internally all of the buildings matched the original floor plans. Period features survived within many of the rooms.
Easting
438390
Northing
564780
Grid Reference
NZ438390564780
Sources
Tyne and Wear Museums, 2009, Harton Primary School - Historic Building Recording; Plans TWM DT.JHM/36 (1-11); Sirius, 2008, Harton Primary School, Harton, South Shields - Preliminary Appraisal (Desk top study)