Three rectangular WWII air raid shelters located at Royal Grammar School, Eskdale Terrace, Jesmond. The shelters were recorded in 2001 ahead of their demolition. The shelters were probably built c.1939-40 for the Civil Defence Northern Region which occupied the Royal Grammar School premises after the pupils were evacuated to Penrith between September 1939 and 1944. The closest bomb to fall in the area caused severe damage to the Eslington Hotel, a little to the east of the school. Few original fittings were identified during the recording. Shelter 1 measured c.16.2m (E-W) and c.3m (N-S) and was located between two pre-existing blocks of school buildings.Shelter 2 measured 17.45m (E-W) and 3.2m (N-S) while Shelter 3 was slightly shorter at 10.3m x 3.2m. At the west end of Shelter 3 a brightly painted figure of a lion was situated on a plinth. The plinth and figure were cast in cement.

This is the largest and latest dock on the Smith's Dock site. It opened in 1954. The scale of the dock is a reflection of the increase in size of oil tankers which were the stock trade of the yard. The dock is skewed at 28.5 degrees to the riverside and runs into sloping ground, which necessitated the excavation of great quantities of spoil including the remains of Smith's Ballast Shore. Thick sheet piling was used during the construction of the dock to cut down on the quantity of concrete involved. All walls are symmetrical with a 'v' shaped forward end. The pumping chamber sits on the western flank of the dock adjacent to the gate. This latter is a single leaf flap and was, at the time, the largest example of such a gate in the world. Dimensions - 216.1m x 28.9m x 8.2m deep. Recorded in 2005. Now in-filled.

Built in c.1910 for Smith's Dock Co. over the site of the old Edwards' Bros. slipway. Dock No. 6 is skewed at c.65 degrees to the riverside. It is of concrete construction with straight sides and a curving and symmetrical forward end. It has four sets of stairs. The gates are asymmetric and constructed of riveted, curved, steel plate with walkway over. The head of the dock is also asymmetric. The pump house for No.6 Dock was linked to the new No.5 Dock in 1929. Present dimensions- 167.7m x 21.6m x 6.55m deep.
'The existing pumping installation for No. 6 Dock will be utilised for emptying the new dock (No.5) and in order to achieve this purpose it has been necessary to tunnel through 10ft of solid concrete into the existing well under the pump room and fit two new 60-in. sluice valves, one for either dock, hydraulically operated from the pump room….With a vessel of about 10,000 tons in either dock No.5 or 6 it will be possible to empty the dock in about three-quarters of an hour.' (Smith's Dock Journal Sept 1929). The dock was recorded in 2005.

Number 4 graving dock was one of Edward's Bull Ring docks, constructed on the site of Collingwood's old dock and opened on October 17th 1889. The dock was subsequently extended on a number of occasions. Its present form was reached in the 1920s when it was extended to 149.3m, 20.7m wide and 6.9m deep. The dock runs at right angles from the riverside. It is of concrete construction with straight sides and a curved forward end. It had a single-leaf flap gate and the dock head is flush with the timber quayside. Four sets of stairs access the base of the dock, two aft, one forward and one midway along southern side. The dock was recorded in 2005.

Baird's Dock and quayside constructed 1913 for Baird Bros. This is the smallest dock on the Smith's Dock and A&P Tyne site. It was later amalgamated into the Smith's Dock Co. (after WWII) when the yard was extended. The dock is symmetrical in plan and runs at right angles from the riverside. It is of concrete construction with access steps down its northern face from aft and four altars (Steps) per side. The straight, steel hinged gates are of riveted plate construction. The entrance head of the dock is flush with the timber quay line. It is 48.8m long, 13.7m wide and 6.4m deep. It was recorded in 2005.

John Raine's Eye Plan of Sunderland 1790 shows a single building which would later become the intersection of High Street West and Norfolk Street. Although the house only has two storeys, it may represent the original form of the western part of 194-197 High Street West. By the time of the First Edition OS plan (1855) the building is shown in its current form. The ground floor of the building was altered in 1911 for the use of Arthur Smith and Company Ltd. Complete House Furnishers. The alteration included the installation of large picture windows between iron pilasters and a deeply recessed doorway centrally situated in the High Street West façade. It is not clear whether this was the first commercial use of the building. The building was recorded in 2002 ahead of redevelopment. Interior details included several original features such as fireplaces, original basement windows and chiselled carpenters marks in the roof trusses. The grates to the fireplaces are stylistically dateable to the late 18th/early 19th century.

An 1817 plan of Sunderland shows Norfolk Street in existence and the eastern side developed. An 1826 plan shows the properties in more detail although 1-2 Norfolk Street are not fully developed. By the First Edition OS plan (1855) the buildings are shown in their current form although a late 18th/early 19th century date for parts of the building is likely. The 1897 OS plan labels 1-2 Norfolk Street as a public house - a function it continued to serve until the late 20th century. Documentary evidence suggest the building became a public house (The Norfolk Hotel) in 1889. A recording of the building was made in 2002 ahead of redevelopment. Very few original interior features such as plaster cornicing remained. The original barrel chute from 1889 was present.

Public house shown on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey plan c.1858. Not named on the 3rd Edition c.1920.

Newlands (c.1890s) (HER 16132) now Newcastle School for Boys is shown on the 1919 OS plan with a garage NNE of the house. It was built for colliery owner John Henry Reah. Anecdotal evidence suggests that this structure was the first private automobile garage in Gosforth dating to the early 20th century. A second garage was built ENE of the house. Its date of construction is unclear but it may have been in place by 1924 and moved when the house was converted into a school. The gymnasium and classroom block were added in the late 1940s and 1980s respectively. The classroom block, garages and part of the gymnasium were recorded ahead of demolition in 2007 as part of a redevelopment scheme.

Newlands is situated on The Grove, Gosforth. It was probably built in the late 1890s for the colliery owner John Henry Reah although there is some confusion over the construction date as the building is not shown on Reid's plan of Newcastle and Gosforth 1904. However, Reah is listed as the occupant in the 1901 census. The lodge to Newlands is shown on the 1898 OS plan. In 1891 Reah appears to have lived in the lodge prior to the construction of Newlands. The main house was converted to Newcastle School for Boys (Secondary) in 1947 which led to several alterations including the addition of a gymnasium and ancillary buildings (HER16133) as well as the demolition of a greenhouse. Subsequent alterations have taken place over the last 60 years.