5 and 7 Market Street (Barclay's Bank)

HER Number:
8797

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
5 and 7 Market Street (Barclay's Bank)

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:
Shop

Site Type: Specific:
Shop

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Shops and houses; now bank. Circa 1837 by Benjamin Green for Richard Grainger. Part of left return of Theatre Royal, Grey Street. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. Classical style. 4 storeys and attics, 6 bays. Altered ground floor has channelled rustication; renewed panelled double doors in first, fourth and six bays, and windows in other bays, have joggled lintels. Ground-floor cornice. All windows renewed pivoting lights with glazing bars. Upper floors plain in left 3 bays; right 5 bays have square attached Giant Doric columns. Second-floor entablature, breaking forward over right 5 bays; third floor has pilasters above Order and top cornice breaking forward over each pilaster. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
424950

Northing:
564320

Grid Reference:
NZ424950564320

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/375