112 to 118 Pilgrim Street
112 to 118 Pilgrim Street
HER Number
9202
District
Newcastle
Site Name
112 to 118 Pilgrim Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Commercial Office
Site Type: Specific
Commercial Office
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Offices. Circa 1902 by C. E. Oliver for Consett Iron Company. Sandstone ashlar;
dark slate roof. Free Baroque style. 4 storeys and attics; 9 bays. Doors in
centre and left bays each under an oeil-de-boeuf in segmental pediment.
Channelled rusticated ground-floor pilasters. Balustraded balconies to first
floor windows with double keystones and alternate pediments; architraves to
second-floor windows; all sashes with glazing bars. Rusticated quoins; prominent
second-floor cornice; top cornice and balustrade. Mansard roof has 7 square-
headed dormers, and high, corniced ashlar chimneys. LISTED GRADE 2
dark slate roof. Free Baroque style. 4 storeys and attics; 9 bays. Doors in
centre and left bays each under an oeil-de-boeuf in segmental pediment.
Channelled rusticated ground-floor pilasters. Balustraded balconies to first
floor windows with double keystones and alternate pediments; architraves to
second-floor windows; all sashes with glazing bars. Rusticated quoins; prominent
second-floor cornice; top cornice and balustrade. Mansard roof has 7 square-
headed dormers, and high, corniced ashlar chimneys. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425050
Northing
564170
Grid Reference
NZ425050564170
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 21/451; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 147