1 to 24 Barras Bridge, Grand Hotel

1 to 24 Barras Bridge, Grand Hotel

HER Number
9912
District
Newcastle
Site Name
1 to 24 Barras Bridge, Grand Hotel
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Hotel
Site Type: Specific
Hotel
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
1-24 Barras Bridge is the former Grand Hotel, and is now shops and accommodation. The name ‘Grand Hotel’ is carved in to stone at the top of the building between two ball-finial capped gables. The front of the four storey building is made of stone, the back is of brick. The shop fronts on the ground floor are separated by pillars which are carved at the top. The first floor windows are topped with ornate carving and the second floor windows have small triangular pediments, except in the bays beneath the gables, where the pediments are more elaborate. The façade is capped by a stone balustrade. Now occupied by Blackthorn's Bookshop. LOCAL LIST
Easting
424790
Northing
564930
Grid Reference
NZ424790564930
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; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, p 5; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 198