Greenholme, The Green

HER Number

9049

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Greenholme, The Green

Place

Washington

Map Sheet

NZ35NW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Detached House

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

20th Century 1901 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

The houses around the Sandpit (HER 2630) are of a range of ages and styles, but achieve the appearance of an attractive group through careful choice of natural materials, scale and proportion. Houses on the Sandpit are accessed by informal lanes that add character and charm to the area.

Easting

431160

Northing

556650

Grid Reference

NZ431160556650

Sources

Sunderland City Council, 2009, Washington Village Conservation Area - Character Appraisal and Management Strategy; C. Bennett, 1960s, Washington Local History; Albert L. Hind, 1976, History and Folklore of Old Washington; Audrey Fletcher, 1999-2007, History of Washington webpages www.geocities.com/washingtonlass/HolyTrinityChurch.html; The Brigantia Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2009, Archaeological Investigation at Greenholme, Washington Village, Sunderland