Newbottle Street, Wheeler House

HER Number

8943

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Newbottle Street, Wheeler House

Place

Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Shop

Site Type: Specific

Shop

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Dramatic Victorian red-brick building unique to the Conservation Area. It retains a sense of grandeur. Has shaped gables and sandstone strings and dressings. The historic shop fronts survive to an extent and could be feasibly reinstated in the future.

Easting

434080

Northing

549930

Grid Reference

NZ434080549930

Sources

Sunderland City Council, November 2007, Houghton's Conservation Areas - Character Appraisal and Management Strategy