Gate pier of old Grammar School, Westgate Road
Gate pier of old Grammar School, Westgate Road
HER Number
9214
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Gate pier of old Grammar School, Westgate Road
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Unassigned
Site Type: Broad
Gate Pier
Site Type: Specific
Gate Pier
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Stuart 1603 to 1714
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
This structure was listed Grade II in 1971 with the following description:
'Gate pier. Late C17 or early C18. Sandstone. Square, with moulded plinth and cornice. Flat coping with urn finial. Resited from the old grammar school which occupied the buildings of the medieval hospital of St. Mary the Virgin nearby.' {1}.
The grammar school was demolished in the 1840s when Neville Street was built. Other piers were reset at the new grammar school at Jesmond. LISTED GRADE 2
'Gate pier. Late C17 or early C18. Sandstone. Square, with moulded plinth and cornice. Flat coping with urn finial. Resited from the old grammar school which occupied the buildings of the medieval hospital of St. Mary the Virgin nearby.' {1}.
The grammar school was demolished in the 1840s when Neville Street was built. Other piers were reset at the new grammar school at Jesmond. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
424710
Northing
563960
Grid Reference
NZ424710563960
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 23/594; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 113-114; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1355295