Usworth, Comprehensive School
Usworth, Comprehensive School
HER Number
9729
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Usworth, Comprehensive School
Place
Usworth
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
School
Site Type: Specific
Secondary School
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
The first secondary school opened in 1969. Mostly destroyed by fire down and rebuilt in 1978-9.
A geophysical survey was conducted at the site of the former school and grounds in 2019. Made-ground comprised of demolition deposits associated with the former school and recent services were detected.
A geophysical survey was conducted at the site of the former school and grounds in 2019. Made-ground comprised of demolition deposits associated with the former school and recent services were detected.
Easting
430690
Northing
558710
Grid Reference
NZ430690558710
Sources
N. Pevsner (second edition revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, The Buildings of England - County Durham, page 493; Archaeological Services Durham University, 2019 Land at Usworth Washington, Geophysical Survey report 5119