25 Queen Street
25 Queen Street
HER Number
9207
District
Newcastle
Site Name
25 Queen Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Commercial Office
Site Type: Specific
Commercial Office
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Offices. Circa 1871 by M. Thompson. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. Classical
style. 4 Storeys 3 bays. Rusticated quoins to ground and first floors. Ground
floor articulated by panelled Corinthian pilasters. First floor has arched
windows with decorative keystones and imposts, and balustraded aprons. Central
feature of paired Corinthian columns supporting pediment. Paired pilasters to
third floor and to corners of the fourth floor, the central ones double width.
Pierced parapet with vases and central feature. Frames important view of All
Saints Church with No. 23 Queen Street (q.v.). LISTED GRADE 2
style. 4 Storeys 3 bays. Rusticated quoins to ground and first floors. Ground
floor articulated by panelled Corinthian pilasters. First floor has arched
windows with decorative keystones and imposts, and balustraded aprons. Central
feature of paired Corinthian columns supporting pediment. Paired pilasters to
third floor and to corners of the fourth floor, the central ones double width.
Pierced parapet with vases and central feature. Frames important view of All
Saints Church with No. 23 Queen Street (q.v.). LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425300
Northing
563950
Grid Reference
NZ425300563950
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 24/471; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 122