Newgate Street, Co-operative Stores, clock
Newgate Street, Co-operative Stores, clock
HER Number
12221
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newgate Street, Co-operative Stores, clock
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Gardens Parks and Urban Spaces
Site Type: Broad
Ornamental Clock
Site Type: Specific
Ornamental Clock
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Form of Evidence
Destroyed Monument
Description
Left tower features a barometer depicting the words STORMY, RAIN, CHANGE, FAIR, VERY DRY and the numbers 28, 29, 30 and 31; right has clock with the letters C O O P E R A T I V E in places of figures. Their faces measure 8 feet 6 inches in diameter. The letters and numbers are illuminated at night {1}. The clock uses 'Waiting Train' movement {2}.
Easting
424550
Northing
564340
Grid Reference
NZ424550564340
Sources
Thomas Yellowley, 2006, Newcastle timepieces in Tyneside's Finest, 2006, p 191; Brenda Whitelock, 1992, Timepieces of Newcastle, pp. 38-39; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 172; Sarah Dyer, Planning and Historic Building Consultant, 2013, Heritage Statement for Proposed Works to the Former Co-operative Building, 117 Newgate Street, Newcastle upon Tyne