Westmorland Road, temperance hotel

HER Number:
8226

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Westmorland Road, temperance hotel

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Hotel

Site Type: Specific:
Temperance Hotel

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
A temperance hotel and piano warehouse was constructed on the corner of Westmorland Road and Blandford Street in 1902. The four storey building was designed by Liddle and Browne for a Mr G.H. Sherborne. The building was altered to become a clothing manufactury in 1945. It later became a men's hostel.

Easting:
424170

Northing:
563800

Grid Reference:
NZ424170563800

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Northern Archaeological Associates, 2005, Vico, St James Boulevard, Newcastle - Archaeological Desk Based Assessment; deposited building plans, Tyne and Wear Archives, T186/20503