Norfolk Street, Norfolk Hotel
Norfolk Street, Norfolk Hotel
HER Number
17799
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Norfolk Street, Norfolk Hotel
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ45NW
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
School
Site Type: Specific
School
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Constructed in 1858. Red brick with sandstone dressing. Ornamental features and facades with stone panels showing the date of construction and a coat-of arms. The building was used as the British Day School. Subsequently it became the Employment Exchange.
Easting
440050
Northing
556890
Grid Reference
NZ440050556890
Sources
Tumman, J, Johnson, M and Lane, A (no date) A walk around Historic Sunderland- The Fawcett and Sunniside Estates