2 Cathedral Square

HER Number:
13500

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
2 Cathedral Square

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Commercial Office

Site Type: Specific:
Commercial Office

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Solid mass, built as Sun Alliance House, 1974-6 by Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson & Partners. Glass entrance c. 2005. It replaced John Johnstone's Town Hall of 1858-63 (HER 6982).

Easting:
424920

Northing:
564050

Grid Reference:
NZ424920564050

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 139