Washington, Spout Lane, shops
Washington, Spout Lane, shops
HER Number
9596
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Washington, Spout Lane, shops
Place
Washington
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
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
Sandstone terrace of shops including a hairdressers and estate agent. A number have attractive shopfronts. Others could benefit from improvements.
Easting
430930
Northing
556690
Grid Reference
NZ430930556690
Sources
Sunderland City Council, 2009, Washington Village Conservation Area - Character Appraisal and Management Strategy; C. Bennett, 1960s, Washington Local History; Albert L. Hind, 1976, History and Folklore of Old Washington; Audrey Fletcher, 1999-2007, History of Washington webpages www.geocities.com/washingtonlass/HolyTrinityChurch.html