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

Sources

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