Jubilee Road, St. Nicholas Hospital, theatre,chapel
Jubilee Road, St. Nicholas Hospital, theatre,chapel
HER Number
9057
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Jubilee Road, St. Nicholas Hospital, theatre,chapel
Place
Gosforth
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
Site Type: Specific
Chapel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
This building was listed Grade II in 1989 with the following description:
'Former theatre and chapel, now the recreation room. 1865. Designed by JW Dyson of Newcastle. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roofs, and ashlar coped gables with tall finials. Gables contain small circular windows with glazing bars. Side elevations have 6 round headed windows. Interior has plain Roman Doric pilasters all around, at the west end a raised stage with a segmental arch way decorated by Royal Doulton tiles. The spandrels of this proscenium arch are decorated with more Royal Doulton tiles decorated in an Art Nouveau style.' LISTED GRADE 2
'Former theatre and chapel, now the recreation room. 1865. Designed by JW Dyson of Newcastle. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings and slate roofs, and ashlar coped gables with tall finials. Gables contain small circular windows with glazing bars. Side elevations have 6 round headed windows. Interior has plain Roman Doric pilasters all around, at the west end a raised stage with a segmental arch way decorated by Royal Doulton tiles. The spandrels of this proscenium arch are decorated with more Royal Doulton tiles decorated in an Art Nouveau style.' LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
423420
Northing
567970
Grid Reference
NZ423420567970
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 1833/8/23;
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1242096
https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1242096