Washington, Village Lane, post office and terraces
Washington, Village Lane, post office and terraces
HER Number
9682
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Washington, Village Lane, post office and terraces
Place
Washington
Map Sheet
NZ35NW
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
Attractive stone terraces including a post office, which was built as a greengrocers shop. The timber carved consoles on the shopfront include details of fruit. The terrace on the south side of the road includes an attracive arched cart entrance.
Easting
430930
Northing
556590
Grid Reference
NZ430930556590
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