5 Beach Road

HER Number

4504

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

5 Beach Road

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Terraced House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Nos 1 to 23 (odd) were built as Ogle Terrace on land belonging to Rev. J.S. Ogle. The westermost house was built in 1816 and the complete terrace is shown on Wood’s 1827 map of South Shields. No 5 is of two storeys above a semi-basement and has a slate roof. It is now rendered. The entrance is approached by a flight of steps, framed by a Tuscan doorcase with an open pediment. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

436590

Northing

566920

Grid Reference

NZ436590566920

Sources

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