Church of St. George, hall and school

Church of St. George, hall and school

HER Number
9200
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Church of St. George, hall and school
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Civil
Site Type: Broad
Meeting Hall
Site Type: Specific
Parish Hall
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
This building was listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'Parish hall. Dated 1887 on gable. Snecked sandstone with ashlar plinth, dressings and quoins; Welsh slate roof with stone gable copings. T-plan with left 3-bay link to house, right hall extension. Perpendicular style. One storey, 6 bays; bays at left. Double panelled door and flanking 3-light traceried windows in bays 2, 3 and 4, under wide gable with shafts and pinnacles. Stone mullioned and transomed windows either side; right square bay projects under battlemeted parapet and has door in inner return. Low right section at left iron has gabled porch with traceried window; door in right return; wrought iron sunflower finial. Acorn finial to main entrance gable; wide roofs with ridge and gable with plinths and cornices.' LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425540
Northing
566750
Grid Reference
NZ425540566750
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 9/437; J. Donald, 1976, Historical Walking Tour of Jesmond, Newcastle Local Studies Library, Jesmond Miscellaneous Articles, Vol 1, pp 36-41; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1355280