Abbs Street Redevelopment Area

Block details

Number of dwellings Number of storeys
Eglinton Tower 52 14
Devonshire Tower 52 14

Agents

Building contractor:
direct municipal labour

Events

Committee approval date:
1965
Construction start date:
1966
Construction completion date:
1968

Local authority

Original commissioning authority:
Sunderland County Borough Council
Original location authority:
Sunderland County Borough Council
Present day authority:
Sunderland City Council

Location

Postcode:
SR5 1DQ, SR5 1DH
View of Eglinton Tower (foreground) and Devonshire Tower from the south
1987
View of Eglinton Tower (foreground) and Devonshire Tower from the south