52 Westgate Road (Gibb Chambers)

52 Westgate Road (Gibb Chambers)

HER Number
9233
District
Newcastle
Site Name
52 Westgate Road (Gibb Chambers)
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Detached House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
House, now bank. 1861 by Watson, for C.J. Gibb; built by W. Gibson. Sandstone ashlar; roof not visible. 3 storeys and basement, 6 bays. Rusticated piers and round-arched windows to ground with square stone porch in fourth bay. Giant pilasters above sash.
Segmental-headed first-floor and round-cornered second-floor sash winodws in keyed architraves; stone balconies to those on first floor. Top cornice and balustrade. Immortalized in the Blaydon Races. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
424630
Northing
564010
Grid Reference
NZ424630564010
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/569; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 160; City Guides Information