2 to 10 Market Street
2 to 10 Market Street
HER Number
9189
District
Newcastle
Site Name
2 to 10 Market Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Houses, now offices. Circa 1839 for Richard Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh
slate roof. 4 storeys; 9:6:2 bays, the 6 projecting slightly. Renewed ground
floor except for No. 10 at left which has plinth and rustication, fascia and
cornice. Steps up to 4-panelled door and overlight with glazing bars; renewed
windows. No.8 has c.1900 faience ground floor in free Baroque style. Sash
windows on upper floors, with glazing bars to all in No. lO, some to upper floors
of remainder. Aprons to second-floor windows above band; prominent cornice to
second-floor entablature. Top eaves band and cornice. LISTED GRADE 2
slate roof. 4 storeys; 9:6:2 bays, the 6 projecting slightly. Renewed ground
floor except for No. 10 at left which has plinth and rustication, fascia and
cornice. Steps up to 4-panelled door and overlight with glazing bars; renewed
windows. No.8 has c.1900 faience ground floor in free Baroque style. Sash
windows on upper floors, with glazing bars to all in No. lO, some to upper floors
of remainder. Aprons to second-floor windows above band; prominent cornice to
second-floor entablature. Top eaves band and cornice. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
424940
Northing
564360
Grid Reference
NZ424940564360
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/373