Newcastle, Great North Road, Fleming Memorial Shelter

HER Number:
5198

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Great North Road, Fleming Memorial Shelter

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Monument

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Shelter

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Structure

Description:
Shelter built of buff coloured sandstone with capped pilasters flanking the opening on the east side. The opening is spanned by a timber beam which supports the timber gabled roof. The timber moulded finishings to the gables and eaves of the roof are in untreated oak. There is an inscription stone inside which states "This shelter - the gift of Stanley Miller intended for the use of patients and their parents visiting the Fleming Memorial Hospital for Sick Children MCMXXVIII". There is an inscription cut into the painted board of the Gable. The lettering has been gilded. It seems likely that this shelter has been repositioned from a different location. It has no clear relationship with the former hospital which has been converted into a business centre. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
2486

Northing:
6573

Grid Reference:
NZ24866573

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5198 >> T. Coulter & R. Ogilvy, in association with City Design, 2002, Monuments, War Memorials, Drinking Fountains - Condition & Recommendatations, p 8-9; "The Fleming Memorial Hospital", Newcastle Local Studies Library, Newspaper Cuttings Relating to Newcastle, Vol 2; Spence and Dower, Oct 2008, Monuments, War Memorials and Drinking Fountains in the care of Newcastle City Council - a report on condition with recommendations for repair and maintenance