29 John Street, Water Company Offices
29 John Street, Water Company Offices
HER Number
4708
District
Sunderland
Site Name
29 John Street, Water Company Offices
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
Water company offices with steps, dwarf walls and railings attached, built in 1907 by W & TR Milburn. It is 3 storeys high with a basement, built in Penrith red sandstone with ashlar chimneys. Internally, the panelled board room has Ionic columns and pilasters, stucco wall panels, richly moulded beams to a panelled ceiling, an elaborate chimneypiece and overmantel. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
439870
Northing
556830
Grid Reference
NZ439870556830
Sources
<< HER 4708 >> Buildings Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special ... Interest, 920-1/20/131
T. Corfe, 1983, The Buildings of Sunderland, 1814-1914, p 30; Tumman, J, Johnson, M and Lane, A (no date) A walk around Historic Sunderland- The Fawcett and Sunniside Estates
T. Corfe, 1983, The Buildings of Sunderland, 1814-1914, p 30; Tumman, J, Johnson, M and Lane, A (no date) A walk around Historic Sunderland- The Fawcett and Sunniside Estates