Northumberland Road, Brady and Martin Building

HER Number:
5171

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Northumberland Road, Brady and Martin Building

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Warehouse

Site Type: Specific:
Warehouse

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
A former office and warehouse built from 1890 to 1897 by W.L. Newcombe for Brady and Martin, wholesale chemical manufacturers; now part of the University of Northumbria. Red brick with ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof. 3 storeys. Rusticated pilasters support ground floor entablature; giant Ionic Order above has modillioned cornice. Main block has central door and fanlight in doorcase with scrolled pediment. Ground floor oriel windows have Ipswich glazing bars; paired sashes above. Redeveloped behind front façade. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
425180

Northing:
564840

Grid Reference:
NZ425180564840

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5171 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 30; Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 17/426; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 40 and 195