Durham Road, presbytery

HER Number

7020

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Durham Road, presbytery

Place

Houghton-le-Spring

Map Sheet

NZ34NW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Clergy House

Site Type: Specific

Priests House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

RC presbytery. 1837 by Ignatius Bonomi. Snecked limestone with ashlar dressings, Welsh slate roof. Adjacent to chancel of church, L-shaped with passage linking to church. 2 storeys, 4 bays. West elevation mullioned 2-light window and 6-panelled door with fanlight. Gable to street has mullioned window on each floor with arch over. A slit window in gable peak. Roof has red ridge tiles and 3 ashlar chimneys. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting

434084

Northing

549187

Grid Reference

NZ434084549187

Sources

Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 7/32