West Sunniside, Custom House

HER Number

4736

District

Sunderland

Site Name

West Sunniside, Custom House

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Maritime

Site Type: Broad

Maritime Office

Site Type: Specific

Custom House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

The Customs House is a 19th century building of 2 storeys and an attic, constructed in ashlar with a pink granite door surround; and a roof of graduated Lakeland slate with stone gable copings. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

439930

Northing

557130

Grid Reference

NZ439930557130

Sources

<< HER 4736 >> Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special ... Interest, 920-1/18/239; Tumman, J, Johnson, M and Lane, A (no date) A walk around Historic Sunderland- The Fawcett and Sunniside Estates