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

Easting:
424710

Northing:
563960

Grid Reference:
NZ424710563960

Lats/Lons:

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