Ashby/Wayside (Ascot Court), Newcastle Road

HER Number

9636

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Ashby/Wayside (Ascot Court), Newcastle Road

Place

West Boldon

Map Sheet

NZ36SE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Detached House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Brick house with ashlar dressings. Later Ascot Court Nursing Home. Now known as Ascot Court. A large detached house in modest grounds, typical of late Victorian suburban villas. Grand, square, richly detailed, two storeys. Reached by a curved drive from an imposing gateway. Low extensions to the south, outhouses to the rear, two wide dormers, uPVC windows throughout. Hipped slate roof, sturdy clustered chimneys.

Easting

434850

Northing

560910

Grid Reference

NZ434850560910

Sources

Tyne and Wear Specialist Conservation Team, March 1992, Other Buildings of Acknowledged Architectural Quality or Historic Significance (South Tyneside UDP Appendix ENV (B)); South Tyneside Council, 2002, West Boldon Conservation Area Character Appraisal; South Tyneside Council, 2006, West Boldon Conservation Area Management Plan, Draft SPD 11