51 and 52 Fawcett Street
51 and 52 Fawcett Street
HER Number
4721
District
Sunderland
Site Name
51 and 52 Fawcett Street
Place
Sunderland
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Art and Education Venue
Site Type: Specific
Library
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
This building in Baroque palazzo style was built in 1878 by Austin, Johnson and Hicks, as part of the subscription library. It is ashlar-built with cast-iron window guards and balcony; and a light grey slate roof with tall corniced ridge chimneys. It was designed as part of a larger project, including the Wood’s Bank at No. 53, in which this was the front range of the subscription library. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
439720
Northing
557000
Grid Reference
NZ439720557000
Sources
<< HER 4721 >> Buildings Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special ... Interest, 920-1/20/71