31 Kings Road South, Highfield House

HER Number

9326

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

31 Kings Road South, Highfield House

Place

Wallsend

Map Sheet

NZ26NE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Detached House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Home of William Richardson, historian. An impressive grand looking detached residence within its own enclosed grounds. Accomodation is on three floors. Built in the early 1900s as a uniquely styled family home. Robert Irwin Dees, mayor of Wallsend in 1908 (and nephew of Robert Richardson Dees) lived here. In the 1950s the house was divided into a two storey home and four apartments. LOCAL LIST

Easting

429920

Northing

567190

Grid Reference

NZ429920567190

Sources

North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)