Brinkburn Farmhouse, Ashley Road
Brinkburn Farmhouse, Ashley Road
HER Number
8137
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
Brinkburn Farmhouse, Ashley Road
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Agriculture and Subsistence
Site Type: Broad
Agricultural Building
Site Type: Specific
Farmhouse
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Late C18-early C19.
Ashlar, rusticated quoins, slate roof. Two storeys high. Parapets to gable walls
with stone copings.
The main south elevation is of 3 bays, all windows re-glazed. The central entrance
has a modern gabled porch.
North elevation, rendered, has an irregular window disposition, all re-glazed.
Staircase window on this elevation and later 2 storey addition.
Each gable has a single window lighting the roof space.
Possibly the only ashlar built house of its period to survive within the former
borough. Originally a farmhouse. LISTED GRADE 2
Ashlar, rusticated quoins, slate roof. Two storeys high. Parapets to gable walls
with stone copings.
The main south elevation is of 3 bays, all windows re-glazed. The central entrance
has a modern gabled porch.
North elevation, rendered, has an irregular window disposition, all re-glazed.
Staircase window on this elevation and later 2 storey addition.
Each gable has a single window lighting the roof space.
Possibly the only ashlar built house of its period to survive within the former
borough. Originally a farmhouse. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
436400
Northing
564970
Grid Reference
NZ436400564970
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 14/1