62 - 66 Gordon Street, Byker Wall

Terrace of houses, interrupted by blocks of flats. 1974-6 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Shepherd Construction. Pale metric modular brick on timber frame, with green and brown weatherboarding to houses. Nos. 18-20, 31-33 and 38-40 are flats of reinforced concrete and concrete block construction over open ground floor, clad in brick and with green and red-brown timber fronted balconies. All units have blue metal roofs supported on plywood box beam purlins. Two-storey houses, three-storey flats. Nos. 62-6 Gordon Road have red-brown bird box to side, and open porches to front. Nos. 21-30 Brinkburn Street have hoods over front doors. Nos. 31-33 have green balconies and stores on ground floor under steps at side leading to first floor entrances; double height timber balcony at rear. No. 34 has yellow eaves and catslide over porch to front. Nos. 38-40 have red-brown balconies. LISTED GRADE 2*