Newcastle, Clayton Street, Nos. 36 to 92

HER Number:
9006

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Clayton Street, Nos. 36 to 92

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 and offices. Circa 1837, probably by John Wardle, for Richard Grainger. 4 storeys, 28 houses of 3 bays each, arranged with breaks forward and back to follow curve, and one curved bay at each end: 84 bays in all. Sandstone ashlar, some painted; roof not visible. Ground floor C2O shops. Upper floors have sash windows, some with glazing bars and some blocked, in plain reveals; second floor has aprons and slightly projecting sills. Second floor band and prominent cornice. Top cornice. No. 64 has full-width first floor lunette inserted; Nos. 60-64 have added mansards. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
2454

Northing:
6415

Grid Reference:
NZ24546415

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/172