19 to 39 Market Street

19 to 39 Market Street

HER Number
9190
District
Newcastle
Site Name
19 to 39 Market Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Shop
Site Type: Specific
Department Store
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Includes Nos. 77 to 85 odd Grey Street (Earl Grey House) on left return. Shops
and houses, now shops and offices. Circa 1837, probably by John Wardle, for
Richard Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. 4 storeys, with some
attics; 28 bays. Ground floor altered. Giant Ionic Order to end and central
5-bay pavilions, pilasters defining each 5 end bays, attached columns the central
5, all fluted. Right 3 columns of centre shorter, stepping up to accommodate
change in level. Windows in plain reveals, mostly sashes, some renewed and some
with glazing bars. Second floor sill band except in 2 right centre bays. Second-
floor entablature with prominent cornice. Top floor has sashes in plain reveals,
panelled pilasters in pavilions; and top cornice and blocking course. Panelled
parapet in centre. Nos. 19 to 27 (Earl Grey House), with inserted Mansard roof
and attic windows, are extensively rebuilt behind facade and are included for
group value. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
424870
Northing
564290
Grid Reference
NZ424870564290
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/377; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 172