Newcastle, Grey Street, Nos. 61 to 67

HER Number:
8831

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Grey Street, Nos. 61 to 67

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Shop

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Shops and houses, now shops. Circa 1837 probably by John Wardle for Richard Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; roof not visible. 4 storeys, 6 bays. Ground-floor shop c.1900 has curved windows and slender pilasters flanking 2 recessed glazed doors with high overlights; painted glass fascia. Plain reveals to sashes with glazing bars on upper floors, with second-floor sill band; second-floor band and entablature with prominent cornice. Top floor has cornice and blocking course. Upper floors, which became part of Turk's Head Hotel, empty at time of survey. Graded for group value. LISTED GRADE 2*

Easting:
2490

Northing:
6425

Grid Reference:
NZ24906425

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/282; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 22 and 164