Newcastle University, Bedson Building

Newcastle University, Bedson Building

HER Number
9763
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Newcastle University, Bedson Building
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
Faculty Building
Site Type: Specific
Faculty Building
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Now the School of Chemistry, Planned 1939 completed stage 1 1949 and stage 2 1959 by W.B. Edwards & Partners. Simple modern design of four storeys, the top one recessed behind a canopy roof. Named the Bedson Building in 1983 after P P Bedson, Professor of Chemistry 1882-1921. The building also houses part of the Geology Department.
Easting
424620
Northing
564890
Grid Reference
NZ424620564890
Sources
N. Pevsner and I. Richmond (second edition revised by J. Grundy, G. McCombie, P. Ryder, H. Welfare), 1992, The Buildings of England - Northumberland, page 451