Gateshead Civic Centre
Gateshead Civic Centre
HER Number
15474
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Gateshead Civic Centre
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Civil
Site Type: Broad
Civic Centre
Site Type: Specific
Civic Centre
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
1978-87 by the Borough Director of Architecture, DW Robson. Warm red brick, red tiled hipped roofs. Almost vernacular. The central block houses the Council Chamber which has stained glass by the architect. A quadrangular block projects from each corner.
Easting
425480
Northing
562820
Grid Reference
NZ425480562820
Sources
Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead, Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 227