Pier Road, Bishops Palace (Pickering House)

HER Number

9331

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

Pier Road, Bishops Palace (Pickering House)

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Villa

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Grand residence behind St. Oswin's Church. Shown on OS first edition as Tyne Villa, OS second as Martyr's Peace, OS fourth as Bishop's House. Planning permission was granted in 2001 for the conversion of the property to five flats. Now called Pickering House. LOCAL LIST

Easting

437090

Northing

569330

Grid Reference

NZ437090569330

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)