40 Clayton Street West (Barclays Bank)

40 Clayton Street West (Barclays Bank)

HER Number
8861
District
Newcastle
Site Name
40 Clayton Street West (Barclays Bank)
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
House, now bank. Circa 1837, probably by John Wardle, for Richard Grainger.
Painted sandstone ashlar; roof not visible. 4 storeys, 3 bays. Channelled
rustication to ground floor; left bay removed and recessed door inserted under
first floor corner; ground floor windows altered. Upper floors have sashes with
glazing bars in plain reveals; second-floor sill band. Floor bands; cornices to
each floor, that at second floor prominent. Top blocking course. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
424390
Northing
563860
Grid Reference
NZ424390563860
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 22/182