Groat Market, Thomson House

HER Number

13501

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Groat Market, Thomson House

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Commercial Office

Site Type: Specific

Newspaper Office

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Circa 1964, printing works and offices for the Newcastle Journal and Evening Chronicle by Cackett, Burns Dick & Mackellar. Portland stone, dark grey mosaic, grid structure. Not sympathetic to the surroundings, but the rhythm of floor levels and bay divisions was intended to echo the 19th century town hall, framing the view of the cathedral and castle.

Easting

424870

Northing

564050

Grid Reference

NZ424870564050

Sources

Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 139; N. Pevsner and I. Richmond (second edition revised by J. Grundy, G. McCombie, P. Ryder, H. Welfare), 1992, The Buildings of England: Northumberland, p. 466; Welsh, J. 2019. Desk-Based Assessment 2019 Thomson House, AAG Archaeology, HER4860