Newcastle, Gibson Street, Blagdon Street, flats

HER Number:
9883

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Gibson Street, Blagdon Street, flats

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Multiple Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
Flats

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The original blocks on this site were a pre-war council construction and had been among the first flats built to replace old tenement blocks in the city. The central section of the City Road face has different colour bricks to the rest, showing where a section of the original building was bombed out and the new building was added to the remains. The four storey blocks of flats are arranged around a central green space which holds a children’s play area. The second and third storeys have balconies on the interior faces. First and second storey flats on the City Road side have balconies on the exterior face. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
2569

Northing:
6424

Grid Reference:
NZ25696424

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document