Byker, Shields Road, No. 61, Beavan's

HER Number:
9983

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Byker, Shields Road, No. 61, Beavan's

Place:
Byker

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Commercial

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Department Store

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Beavans is a high quality commercial building and contrasts with the new developments on Shields Road. The building reflects the prosperity of the area in the era in which it was built. It is Edwardian in origin and consists of brick and stone with original stain glass windows situated on its attractive upper level façade. The frontage also contains the original name plates ‘F. Beavan Ltd’, ‘Ironmongers’ and ‘Furnishers’. The company had a good standing in the community. The front part of the building could only be two storeys high because it was built above the tunnel for the NER Riverside Branch. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
2668

Northing:
6477

Grid Reference:
NZ26686477

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; Malcolm L Scaife, 1974, Newcastle Old and New