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Latitude: 54.8344 / 54°50'3"N
Longitude: -1.4638 / 1°27'49"W
OS Eastings: 434541
OS Northings: 548977
OS Grid: NZ345489
Mapcode National: GBR LD6J.WS
Mapcode Global: WHD5J.HR66
Plus Code: 9C6WRGMP+QF
Entry Name: Houghton Mines Rescue Station
Listing Date: 16 November 2000
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1268411
English Heritage Legacy ID: 486868
ID on this website: 101268411
Location: Broom Hill, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, DH5
County: Sunderland
Electoral Ward/Division: Copt Hill
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Houghton-le-Spring
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear
Church of England Parish: Houghton-le-Spring
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Architectural structure
NZ 34 NW
456/7/10001
16-NOV-00
HETTON ROAD
(Northeast side)
Houghton Mines Rescue Station
II
Mines rescue station. 1913. Red brick with slate roofs. Two 2 storey blocks linked by a single storey block.
Main block has rusticated brick quoins and overhanging slate roof. South front has 2 central round arched doorways with rusticated jambs. Either side are 2 narrow glazing bar windows. Above four 2-light glazing bar casement windows flanked by single narrow glazing bar windows.
Left return has 2 lower windows and above 2 glazing bar casement windows.
Right return has doorway to left with modern door and to right 3 graduated staircase windows, in the gable a 2-light glazing bar casement window.
To rear a single storey block with two small glazing bar windows and above in the gable a Diocletian window in the set-back gable above.
Back range has various glazing bar sash windows on the upper floor.
INTERIOR retains crawl ways used for practising mine rescues.
Listing NGR: NZ3454148977
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