1 and 2 Marine Walk, Roker Pier Cottages

HER Number

12452

District

Sunderland

Site Name

1 and 2 Marine Walk, Roker Pier Cottages

Place

Roker

Map Sheet

NZ45NW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Maritime House

Site Type: Specific

Lightkeepers House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Situated at the beginning of Roker Pier (HER 4800). They were built in the early 20th century to house the lighthouse keepers (HER 4975). No. 1 is now the Northeast Driving Academy.

Easting

440820

Northing

558820

Grid Reference

NZ440820558820

Sources

City of Sunderland, April 1997, Conservation Areas in the City of Sunderland; Sunderland City Council, February 2007, Roker Park Conservation Area Character Appraisal and Management Strategy; City of Sunderland, 1998, Roker: A walk through the Conservation Area; T. Corfe, 1973, A History of Sunderland; T. Corfe, 1983, The Buildings of Sunderland 1814-1914; S. Reeder, 1992, Whitburn and Roker in old picture postcards