55 - 67 Mill Dam, The Quadrant
55 - 67 Mill Dam, The Quadrant
HER Number
9541
District
S Tyneside
Site Name
55 - 67 Mill Dam, The Quadrant
Place
South Shields
Map Sheet
NZ36NE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Shopping Parade
Site Type: Specific
Shopping Parade
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Neat three-storey late Victorian curved terrace. The upper levels are in white faience panels (glazed terracotta) designed to repel industrial stains. This is in very poor condition and requires repair. The buildings have decorative eaves and string courses. On the ground floor is a mix of shopfronts. Some have metal grilles in the stallrisers. Common colour scheme, slate roof and brick chimneys. Also known as Chandler's Buildings. LOCAL LIST
Easting
435940
Northing
566840
Grid Reference
NZ435940566840
Sources
North of England Civic Trust on behalf of South Tyneside Council, September 2006, Mill Dam Conservation Area; George B. Hodgson, 1996, Borough of South Shields (first published 1903); N. Pevsner, 1953, The Buildings of England: County Durham; SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011:
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/1/SS
REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/1/SS