Mid to late 19th century terrace.

Pre 1856 house with a late 20th century extension to the rear left hand side.

Three mid to late 19th century houses.

Pre 1856. White rendered house with bay windows.

c.1880 century methodist chapel (Free United on 1896 map). Now Independent Methodist (since 1965). Closed as Free United Methodist 1942? Simple rectangular brick building. Gable front, now faced with artificial stone.

The metal footbridge is the last surviving remnant of Ryhope West Station. Ryhope East Station was 20m to the east. The two stations were run by rival railway companies. The West Station was on the North Eastern Railway; the East Station was on the Londonderry Seaham and Sunderland Railway. In 1900 the stations were amalgamated.

1920/30s houses. Good example of inter-war semi-detached housing. Neutral townscape value. Red brick, tile hung bay windows, tiled roof, brick chimneys. Front garden walls in brick.

The former Church of England village school was built in 1898. An attractive and charming building in red brick with a slate roof with ridge tiles. A typical Victorian colliery village school. It is presently disused. The school was initially constructed between 1898-1900, designed to be utilised by 229 children. It had
separate entrances for boys and girls, and initially had the mistress’ school house within the western wing.
The school is a standard example of a colliery village national school, constructed out of red brick with a slate roof. By 1919, mapping shows us that the overall external layout of the school had been established to what we see today. In 1938, plans were submitted to extend the school: further plans were submitted in 1939 but no work took place. Very little alteration has been undertaken on the structure, bar standard repair works and the blocking of a door in the northwestern elevation that was likely the original entrance to the mistress’ school house. However, all of the ‘fixtures and fittings’ such as windows, doors,
down-pipes and guttering have been replaced by modern alternatives. Internally, the structure has seen almost all of its original fixtures removed, with only the chimneys in the western wing still in-situ, though all of the fireplaces themselves throughout the building have been removed. Recorded in 2016 ahead of demolition.

The route from Ryhope village to the beach passes under the railway bridges. The first bridge has skew brickwork to accommodate the curvature of the track which once supported the North Eastern Railway. The bridge now has the Southern Radial bypass over it. The second bridge replaced a wooden viaduct to support the Londonderry, Seaham and Sunderland Railway. The LS&SR plaque can still be seen on the seaward side.

Built during the inter-war period (1920-30s). Mock-Tudor in style, with two distinctive high chimneys at the front of the building. In the rear car park the remains of 18th century cottages can be seen.