38 Percy Park

HER Number

9335

District

N Tyneside

Site Name

38 Percy Park

Place

Tynemouth

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Terrace

Site Type: Specific

Terrace

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Land laid out around 1868 by the Duke of Northumberland. The first four homes were built at the seaward end of the street between 1868 and 1870. The rest followed piecemeal between 1868 and 1870. Five residents are recorded in 1871, many more in 1886. These include ship owners and lawyers. Three storey houses with dormers. LOCAL LIST

Easting

436680

Northing

569820

Grid Reference

NZ436680569820

Sources

North Tyneside Council, Draft Local List Nominations, 2006; North Tyneside Council, November 2008, Register of Buildings and Parks of Special Local Architectural and Historic Interest SDP (Local Development Document 9)