Sunniside, Dewhurst Terrace
Sunniside, Dewhurst Terrace
HER Number
16381
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Sunniside, Dewhurst Terrace
Place
Sunniside
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Built around 1902. Some were flats. In the 1950s Mrs McAvoy had a ladies' drapery shop at No. 18. It was an off-licence from the 1970s until 1993. Its now a curtain shop. No. 16 was a newsagents shop from the early 1920s until 1952. In 1921 PC Robert Shillaw lived at No. 14. It's now a barber's shop. In 1925 No. 13 became a fish and chip shop. Its now a Chinese takeaway. In 1921 No. 12 was a chemist's shop, run by Harry Ord. It has been a newsagents since 1952. It is now a post office as well. In 1925 No. 9 was a newsagents. After the War it became a General Dealers. It has been a chemist's shop since 1984.
Easting
420930
Northing
558770
Grid Reference
NZ420930558770
Sources
Sunniside Local History Society, no date, Front Street, Sunniside, www.sunnisidelocalhistorysociety.co.uk/frontst.html