North Shields, Fish Quay, Nos. 40 to 41, Quay Master's House

HER Number:
9423

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
North Shields, Fish Quay, Nos. 40 to 41, Quay Master's House

Place:
North Shields

Map Sheet:
NZ36NE

Class:
Maritime

Site Type: Broad:
Maritime Office

Site Type: Specific:
Dockmasters Office

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Small L-shaped building of two storeys in red machine-made brick with lintels, sills and banding in sandstone and white brick. The house was probably begun after 1861 and finished by 1896, although two builds are evident, the earliest to the north. There is a bay window at the north-west with a clock face by Gents of Leicester above it. The roof is Welsh slate with decorative clay ridge-tiles and several large chimneys. Windows are single pane sashes. The building is described in the Clifford's Fort Conservation Plan as "an esoteric mix of Victorian Gothic and Italianate". It is reminiscent of railway architecture. The architect is unknown. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
3628

Northing:
6848

Grid Reference:
NZ36286848

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North East Civic Trust, 2001, Clifford's Fort, North Shields - Draft Conservation Plan, pages 52-53; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)