Pumping Station And Attached Outbuildings

The pumping station and attached outbuildings, built in 1890 by J.E. Wolfe for the Sunderland and South Shields Water Company, are constructed of English bond brick and terracotta, with a roof of plain tiles. The building has a basement and one high storey, measuring three bays by seven.

On the north elevation, there is a central double door that is half-glazed, set in a large round-headed opening that includes a semi-circular fanlight and bevelled glass panels around the door. This is framed by a porch featuring tall, free-standing columns made of pink granite, which rest on corniced brick plinths and support a frieze, cornice, and blocking course. Flanking the door are two tall round-headed sash windows, and the elevation is further enhanced by angle buttresses.

Additional architectural details include a plinth, cill string, and impost string, along with a dentilled brick cornice that supports modillions beneath the wide eaves of the hipped roof. A small hip features a rectangular louvred ventilator topped with an ogee-hipped roof on columns, adorned with two decorative metal finials.

At the rear, there is an outbuilding that consists of six bays by five, with all windows being round-headed. The centre south features a three-bay arcade, while the double-span roof over the five west bays includes raised glass ventilators. The ridge over the sixth bay is oriented at right angles and is decorated with tiles.