Neville Street, Royal Station Hotel
Neville Street, Royal Station Hotel
HER Number
8937
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Neville Street, Royal Station Hotel
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Hotel
Site Type: Specific
Railway Hotel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Railway hotel. Circa 1850 by John Dobson for York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Company; c.1890 extension at left for North Eastern Railway Co. Sandstone ashlar;
dark slate roof. Basement, 6 storeys and attics; 9:1:10 bays and 2 set back at
right. Basement to left section; near-central projecting entrance bay has
Corinthian porch with steps up to arcaded entrance. Renewed steps and door behind.
Rusticated ground floor. First build of 10 bays at right has architraves to
sash windows, with alternate pediments on first floor and segmental heads on upper
floors. Varying treatment to windows of extension-keyed and lugged architraves,
segmental heads and 3-storey canted bays. Cornices to first, third and top floors.
Mansard roof has pedimented dormers; high hipped roof over entrance bay. Cast
iron posts and elaborate brackets support glass entrance canopy. Rich interior
with grand staircase and ornate public rooms. LISTED GRADE 2
Company; c.1890 extension at left for North Eastern Railway Co. Sandstone ashlar;
dark slate roof. Basement, 6 storeys and attics; 9:1:10 bays and 2 set back at
right. Basement to left section; near-central projecting entrance bay has
Corinthian porch with steps up to arcaded entrance. Renewed steps and door behind.
Rusticated ground floor. First build of 10 bays at right has architraves to
sash windows, with alternate pediments on first floor and segmental heads on upper
floors. Varying treatment to windows of extension-keyed and lugged architraves,
segmental heads and 3-storey canted bays. Cornices to first, third and top floors.
Mansard roof has pedimented dormers; high hipped roof over entrance bay. Cast
iron posts and elaborate brackets support glass entrance canopy. Rich interior
with grand staircase and ornate public rooms. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
424720
Northing
563900
Grid Reference
NZ424720563900
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 23/410; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 22; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, p 31; Historic England, 19 January 2016, Advice Report (Case Number 1431564, List Entry Number 1104900); John Addyman and Bill Fawcett, 1999, The High Level Bridge and Newcastle Central Station: 150 years across the Tyne; B Fawcett, 2005, North Eastern Railway Architecture, Volume 3: Bell and Beyond, pp 34-41 and 198; Bill Fawcett, 2003, A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: Volume 2: A Mature Art, p 106; Bill Fawcett, 2001, A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: Volume 1: The Pioneers, pp 151-2, 155-64; G. McCombie, 2009, Pevsner Architectural Guides: Newcastle and Gateshead, p 87; W Bell, 1893, The New Station Hotel, Newcastle on Tyne in British Architect, pp 326-328; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1104900