12 Northumberland Street, Carlisle House

HER Number:
9928

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
12 Northumberland Street, Carlisle House

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period:
Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
This interesting and quirky looking building on Northumberland Street began life as a 19th Century house. It was later transformed into a shop and now forms part of a bustling shopping street. Its façade is ornately decorated with plaster, which was added in 1953 to commemorate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. The building is four storeys high with a stylish box window on its first floor, and a sandstone elevation on the side. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
424950

Northing:
564510

Grid Reference:
NZ424950564510

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; Grace McCombie, 2009, Pevsner Architectural Guides, Newcastle and Gateshead, p 199