Sea Road, shelter and lavatories

HER Number

9557

District

S Tyneside

Site Name

Sea Road, shelter and lavatories

Place

South Shields

Map Sheet

NZ36NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Seaside Pavilion

Site Type: Specific

Seaside Pavilion

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Structure

Description

This shelter and lavatories was built for people using the sands and is known locally as Gandhi’s Temple. Opened 19th September 1931. Almost no change has occurred to the building throughout its life apart from the removal of seating and partitions from the upper storey which led to the assumption it was a bandstand. Recorded in 2015 ahead of conversion to a bar/restaurant. Architect James Paton Watson. LOCAL LIST

Easting

437770

Northing

567120

Grid Reference

NZ437770567120

Sources

Tyne and Wear Specialist Conservation Team, March 1992, Other Buildings of Acknowledged Architectural Quality or Historic Significance (South Tyneside UDP Appendix ENV (B)); SOUTH TYNESIDE LOCAL LIST REVIEW 2011: REFERENCE NUMBER: LSHA/44/SS; Solstice Heritage, 2015, 'Gandi's Temple' Shelter and Public Lavatories, Sea Road, South Shields - Archaeological Building Recording