36 to 92 Clayton Street
36 to 92 Clayton Street
HER Number
9006
District
Newcastle
Site Name
36 to 92 Clayton Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Shopping Parade
Site Type: Specific
Shopping Parade
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
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
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
424540
Northing
564150
Grid Reference
NZ424540564150
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/172