Sunderland Polytechnic (now University)

HER Number

9690

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Sunderland Polytechnic (now University)

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Education

Site Type: Broad

College

Site Type: Specific

Technical College

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Original Technical College with ornate terracotta by Potts, Son & Hennings, 1901. Priestman Building of 1939 by Oliver Hall Mark. Extended 1951 by G.T. Brown & Son. Edinburgh Building 1964 by the Borough Architect.

Easting

439050

Northing

556850

Grid Reference

NZ439050556850

Sources

N. Pevsner (second edition revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, The Buildings of England - County Durham, page 454; pers comm Mike Lowe, Conservation Officer for Sunderland City Council