40 West Sunniside, Sunniside Chambers

HER Number

1996

District

Sunderland

Site Name

40 West Sunniside, Sunniside Chambers

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Commercial Office

Site Type: Specific

Commercial Office

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Art Nouveau style offices built between 1900 – 1902 by Henderson & Hall. Constructed in bright red brick with sandstone ashlar bands and dressings, with a roof of Lakeland slates with red ridge tiles, brick and ashlar chimneys, and a lead dome. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

439920

Northing

557070

Grid Reference

NZ439920557070

Sources

<< HER 1996, >> Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special ... Interest, 920-1/18/236; Tumman, J, Johnson, M and Lane, A (no date) A walk around Historic Sunderland- The Fawcett and Sunniside Estates