Higham Place, Laing Art Gallery

Higham Place, Laing Art Gallery

HER Number
5975
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Higham Place, Laing Art Gallery
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Art and Education Venue
Site Type: Specific
Art Gallery
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Art Gallery. 1903-4 by Cackett and Burns Dick. Sandstone ashlar, stone dome to tower cupola. Free Baroque style with Art Nouveau elements. The gift of Alexander Laing to the City of Newcastle. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425100
Northing
564550
Grid Reference
NZ425100564550
Sources
<< HER 5975 >> Dept. of National Heritage, of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 17/309
North East Civic Trust, 2004, Laing Art Gallery Conservation Plan
M. Snape, Tyne and Wear Museums,1994, Laing Art Gallery and Museum - Proposed Extension, Archaeological Assessment
A. McMaster, Tyne and Wear Museums,2004, Newcastle Central Library, Princess Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, Archaeological Assessment; The Creation of An Art Gallery - The History of the Laing Art Gallery and the creation of its permanent collections since the opening in 1904, Laing Art Gallery; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 20 and 188; Gifford, 2007, East Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne - Condition Appraisal and Conservation Statement