61 to 67 Grey Street
61 to 67 Grey Street
HER Number
8831
District
Newcastle
Site Name
61 to 67 Grey Street
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 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*
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
424900
Northing
564250
Grid Reference
NZ424900564250
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