Newcastle, Groat Market, Thomson House

HER Number:
13501

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Groat Market, Thomson House

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Commercial Office

Site Type: Specific:
Newspaper Office

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

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:
2487

Northing:
6405

Grid Reference:
NZ24876405

Lats/Lons:

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