These houses were listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'Pair of houses, late C18. Painted brick with first floor band; Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys and attic, 3 irregular bays. Central paired C20 doors in pilastered doorcase under early C20 pent bracketed hood. Paired late C19 sashes on ground floor right; other windows have plain C20 pivoted lights. Long, flat-headed range of dormers. Included for group value.'
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
These houses were listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'Pair of houses, late C18. Painted brick with first floor band; Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys and attic, 3 irregular bays. Central paired C20 doors in pilastered doorcase under early C20 pent bracketed hood. Paired late C19 sashes on ground floor right; other windows have plain C20 pivoted lights. Long, flat-headed range of dormers. Included for group value.'
Site Name
28 and 30 Leazes Park Road
Site Type: Specific
House
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8933
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 16/362; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087066
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2024
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
25
DAY2
19
District
Newcastle
Easting
2456
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6457
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
This building was listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'Synagogue, now shopping arcade. 1880 by John Johnstone. Sandstone ashlar with rock-faced plinth; Welsh slate roof. North Italian style. Basement and 2 storeys; 1:3:1 bays, the central 3 under gable. Outer entrance bays have end pilasters; double doors, and fanlights with circle glazing bars, between pink granite shafts under moulded round arches; 5 arcaded windows on upper floor. Pilasters flank central 3 bays; intersecting segmental arcade contains 2 side and 4 centre ground- floor windows; upper windows paired under round arches with Star of David carved in tympana. Sloped Lombard frieze up gable. 8-foil blind window in gable peak with acroterion. Blocks above pilasters have high, curved pyramidal finials with fishscale pattern. Interior galleries.'
Sharman Kadish (2206) - The synagogue included classrooms, caretaker's house and mikveh (Jewish Ritual Bath) in the basement. Closed in 1978 and became a shopping arcade until being gutted by fire. Now being converted for residential use. The only visible Jewish symbolism is the Stars of David in the upper-floor window heads. In 2013 the ground floor is Madisons, first floor is the Hyena Café.
SITEASS
Refurbished after a fire and converted to flats.
Site Type: Broad
Place of Worship
SITEDESC
This building was listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'Synagogue, now shopping arcade. 1880 by John Johnstone. Sandstone ashlar with rock-faced plinth; Welsh slate roof. North Italian style. Basement and 2 storeys; 1:3:1 bays, the central 3 under gable. Outer entrance bays have end pilasters; double doors, and fanlights with circle glazing bars, between pink granite shafts under moulded round arches; 5 arcaded windows on upper floor. Pilasters flank central 3 bays; intersecting segmental arcade contains 2 side and 4 centre ground- floor windows; upper windows paired under round arches with Star of David carved in tympana. Sloped Lombard frieze up gable. 8-foil blind window in gable peak with acroterion. Blocks above pilasters have high, curved pyramidal finials with fishscale pattern. Interior galleries.'
Sharman Kadish (2206) - The synagogue included classrooms, caretaker's house and mikveh (Jewish Ritual Bath) in the basement. Closed in 1978 and became a shopping arcade until being gutted by fire. Now being converted for residential use. The only visible Jewish symbolism is the Stars of David in the upper-floor window heads. In 2013 the ground floor is Madisons, first floor is the Hyena Café.
Site Name
12 Leazes Park Road, Leazes Arcade
Site Type: Specific
Synagogue
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 16/360; Sharman Kadish, 2006, Jewish Heritage in England - An Architectural Guide, pages 186-187; Newcastle City Council, 2000, Leazes Conservation Area Character Statement, page 27; www.jewishgen.org; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087064
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2024
English, British
ADDITINF
Y
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
CONDITION
Good
Crossref
6037
DAY1
05
District
Sunderland
Easting
3922
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
5693
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Bishopwearmouth
Description
In June 1998 during renovation works to No. 34 Low Row (once a church hall, now Baroque Public House), an unexpected early nineteenth century crypt was accidently broken into. The crypt contained nine burial vaults containing at least 25 coffins, many of which were well preserved with copper alloy nameplaces, coffin fittings and lead linings. The church hall was built in 1913 over the crypt, on part of a burying ground (HER 6037) shown on Wood's plan of 1826. Surtees records that the new overspill burial ground for St. Michael's Church was consecrated on August 9th 1810. The crypt was probably accessed by steps close to the rear wall of "Dr Gray's School" (Dr Grey was rector of St. Michael's Church). The burial ground was out of use by 1897. The crypt now consists of two parallel passages aligned east-west, running from the street frontage and blocked at the western end by crude brickwork probably in 1844-1857 when the crypt acess over overlain by an extension to Dr Grey's school. The passages have shallow-arched brick-vaulted ceilings approx 2.13m high at the apex. Along the sides of each corridor are a series of family vaults, each roughly square and roofed with a low north-south brick arch. The individual vaults were entered through low square-headed doorways which were bricked-up before the crypt was sealed. The walls and ceilings were limewashed. The side walls are a mixture of sandstone rubble and brick, the ceilings were in hand-made brick. Above each vault doorway was a sandstone lintel bearing the name of the family. At intervals along the walls of the passageways and in some of the vaults were cement settings for tapers or candles. Occasionally there were wrought iron candle holders hammered into the walls. Ten burial vaults were recorded, arranged in a regular grid plan. There are probably another two at the eastern end of the northern passage behind a C20 concrete support column. The coffins are of single-break form, all deposited facing to the east in the conventional Christian fashion. Many of the coffins had visible linings of lead with soldered joints. All the lead linings had an exterior shell of wood. No fabric coverings or decorative brass studwork was seen. Names on the vault lintels are: G. LOCKWOOD, T.S (contains the coffin of a Sarah Ann Davison who died in 1823), J. WRIGHT, T. BURN, EDWARD HINDE (died in 1840), BOWLBY, LIDDELL (this vault had an iron grille gate over the bricked up doorway), ALEXANDER MILNES, JAMES ROBINSON and SAMUEL WILD. After insertion of additional concrete supporting piers, the crypt has been resealed.
SITEASS
The crypt was probably built between 1810 and c.1822. The individuals interred seem to have belonged to the middle classes of society. The poor would not have been able to afford the luxury of a burial crypt. The burials date from a period of time which is of increasing interest to archaeologists and anthropologists - industrial development and social change. Identifiable burials such as these can be correlated with documentary information concerning the individual. The excavation of C18 and C19 remains from Spitalfields, London is a well known example of this approach. The remains in the Bishopwearmouth crypt are a valuable archaeological and scientific resource. Crypt burials are also important sources of information on changes in funerary practice and the material culture of death which rarely survives in the ground. Nameplates are significant historical documents, yielding a variety of genealogical data. If in the future, the crypt needs to be cleared of human remains or infilled with the burials remaining in-situ, the remains of the burial vaults would need to be subject to archaeological investigation.
Site Type: Broad
Crypt
SITEDESC
In June 1998 during renovation works to No. 34 Low Row (once a church hall, now Baroque Public House), an unexpected early nineteenth century crypt was accidently broken into. The crypt contained nine burial vaults containing at least 25 coffins, many of which were well preserved with copper alloy nameplaces, coffin fittings and lead linings. The church hall was built in 1913 over the crypt, on part of a burying ground (HER 6037) shown on Wood's plan of 1826. Surtees records that the new overspill burial ground for St. Michael's Church was consecrated on August 9th 1810. The crypt was probably accessed by steps close to the rear wall of "Dr Gray's School" (Dr Grey was rector of St. Michael's Church). The burial ground was out of use by 1897. The crypt now consists of two parallel passages aligned east-west, running from the street frontage and blocked at the western end by crude brickwork probably in 1844-1857 when the crypt access over overlain by an extension to Dr Grey's school. The passages have shallow-arched brick-vaulted ceilings approx. 2.13m high at the apex. Along the sides of each corridor are a series of family vaults, each roughly square and roofed with a low north-south brick arch. The individual vaults were entered through low square-headed doorways which were bricked-up before the crypt was sealed. The walls and ceilings were limewashed. The side walls are a mixture of sandstone rubble and brick, the ceilings were in hand-made brick. Above each vault doorway was a sandstone lintel bearing the name of the family. At intervals along the walls of the passageways and in some of the vaults were cement settings for tapers or candles. Occasionally there were wrought iron candle holders hammered into the walls. Ten burial vaults were recorded, arranged in a regular grid plan. There are probably another two at the eastern end of the northern passage behind a C20 concrete support column. The coffins are of single-break form, all deposited facing to the east in the conventional Christian fashion. Many of the coffins had visible linings of lead with soldered joints. All the lead linings had an exterior shell of wood. No fabric coverings or decorative brass studwork was seen. Names on the vault lintels are: G. LOCKWOOD, T.S (contains the coffin of a Sarah Ann Davison who died in 1823), J. WRIGHT, T. BURN, EDWARD HINDE (died in 1840), BOWLBY, LIDDELL (this vault had an iron grille gate over the bricked up doorway), ALEXANDER MILNES, JAMES ROBINSON and SAMUEL WILD. After insertion of additional concrete supporting piers, the crypt has been resealed.
Site Name
34 Low Row, crypt
Site Type: Specific
Crypt
HER Number
8931
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Northern Counties Archaeological Services, 1998, An early C19 crypt below 34 Low Row, Bishopwearmouth
SURVIVAL
100%
YEAR1
2006
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
04
DAY2
19
District
Newcastle
Easting
2447
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Stucco
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
02
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6474
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newcastle
Description
This terrace was listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'6 houses. 1829-30 by Thomas Oliver for Richard Grainger. Stucco with Welsh slate roof; brick and rendered chimneys. 2 storeys; each house 3 bays. Right 6-panelled doors, all with overlights in plain reveals. Elliptical-headed recesses contain doors and sash windows, most with glazing bars; some blind. Floor bands except to No.9. Added rinceau frieze to No.6. Central house has entablature; blocking course throughout. Rounded left corner.'
SITEASS
Short stucco terrace. A unique example of Regency style residences in Newcastle. Distinctive repetition of the curved segment motif - in the plan form of curved-end bays, the ground floor segmental head door and window recesses. The elevational treatment is otherwise quite plain. Continuously projecting first floor and cornice bands. Decorative frieze to the parapet of the west front. Some of the houses and gardens look neglected. Almost half of the gardens have been hard surfaced for car parking. All the original iron railings set on stone plinths have been removed and replaced by hedging, low brick walls or picket fencing. The concept of uniformity of the terraces has been diminished by the variation in the colour of the stucco, predominately pale beige, but a darker shade at the northern end and in some cases white. Crescent Place and Terrace Place to the rear of Leazes Crescent have been demolished and replaced by a variety of extensions {CA Character Statement, 2000}.
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
This terrace was listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'6 houses. 1829-30 by Thomas Oliver for Richard Grainger. Stucco with Welsh slate roof; brick and rendered chimneys. 2 storeys; each house 3 bays. Right 6-panelled doors, all with overlights in plain reveals. Elliptical-headed recesses contain doors and sash windows, most with glazing bars; some blind. Floor bands except to No.9. Added rinceau frieze to No.6. Central house has entablature; blocking course throughout. Rounded left corner.'
Site Name
6 to 12 Leazes Crescent
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8930
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 15/358; Newcastle City Council, 2000, Leazes Conservation Area Character Statement, pages 20-21; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 17; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087059
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2024
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
2379
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6411
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Place
Newcastle
Description
Terrace of houses. Mid C19. Mostly English garden wall bond brick with painted
ashlar plinth and dressings; No. 13 Flemish bond; sandstone rubble rear and
returns except for no. 13. Welsh slate roofs. 2 storeys, 2 bays each.
Architraves to doors and overlights; wedge stone lintels to windows, some sashes,
with projecting stone ground-floor sills and first-floor sill band. Inserted late
C19 canted bay to No. 11. Eaves band and gutter cornice. End brick chimneys.
Included for group value with Church of St. Matthew and as example of early
working-class housing. LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
SITEDESC
Terrace of houses. Mid C19. Mostly English garden wall bond brick with painted ashlar plinth and dressings; No. 13 Flemish bond; sandstone rubble rear and returns except for no. 13. Welsh slate roofs. 2 storeys, 2 bays each.
Architraves to doors and overlights; wedge stone lintels to windows, some sashes, with projecting stone ground-floor sills and first-floor sill band. Inserted late C19 canted bay to No. 11. Eaves band and gutter cornice. End brick chimneys.
Included for group value with Church of St. Matthew and as example of early working-class housing.
Site Name
5 to 15 Lancaster Street
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8929
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 18/356
YEAR1
2006
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Domestic
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
2451
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Brick
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6411
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newcastle
Description
House, now shop. Late C18/early C19. English garden wall bond brick (3 and 1)
with painted ashlar dressings; roof not visible; brick chimneys. 3 storeys,
3 bays. C20 shop. Wedge stone lintels and projecting stone sills to sashes with
glazing bars on upper floors. Included for group value. LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
House
SITEDESC
House, now shop. Late C18/early C19. English garden wall bond brick (3 and 1)
with painted ashlar dressings; roof not visible; brick chimneys. 3 storeys,
3 bays. C20 shop. Wedge stone lintels and projecting stone sills to sashes with
glazing bars on upper floors. Included for group value.
Site Name
37 Low Friar Street
Site Type: Specific
House
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8928
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/370
YEAR1
2006
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Monument <By Form>
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
DAY1
04
DAY2
11
District
Newcastle
Easting
2560
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
04
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6671
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Jesmond
Description
This structure was listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'Boundary marker. Early C19. Sandstone ashlar. 1/2 metre-high round-topped stone set in brick wall running forward from house. Inscribed R B S in Roman capitals. Historical note: Richard Burdon Sanderson owned land in Jesmond; in 1815 he took the name sanderson. Source: F. W. Dendy 'An Account of Jesmond' Archaeologia Aeliana 3 I (1904), 120 and Plate XII.' LISTED GRADE 2
Site Type: Broad
Boundary
SITEDESC
This structure was listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'Boundary marker. Early C19. Sandstone ashlar. 1/2 metre-high round-topped stone set in brick wall running forward from house. Inscribed R B S in Roman capitals. Historical note: Richard Burdon Sanderson owned land in Jesmond; in 1815 he took the name Sanderson. Source: F. W. Dendy 'An Account of Jesmond' Archaeologia Aeliana 3 I (1904), 120 and Plate XII.'
Site Name
7 Lindisfarne Road, boundary stone in wall of
Site Type: Specific
Boundary Marker
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II
HER Number
8927
Form of Evidence
Structure
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 9/367; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087036
YEAR1
2006
YEAR2
2024
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
2493
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6432
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newcastle
Description
Nos. 9 to 17 odd (Theatre
Royal lounge and restaur-
ant; The Royal P.H.).
G.V. I
Shops and houses, now public house and restaurant. Circa 1837 by Benjamin Green
for Richard Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. 4 storeys, 7 bays in
all. Ground floor has rusticated pilasters and entablature; altered windows under
cornices. Upper floors have flat Roman Doric pilasters to third and fourth bays;
sash windows, most with glazing bars. Second-floor windows have moulded sills;
second-floor entablature with prominent cornice. Top-floor windows in plain
reveals under eaves band and cornice. Right return of the Royal P.H. is part of
the composition of the Grey Street elevation of the Theatre Royal (No.98) (q.v.).
Graded for group value. LISTED GRADE 1
Site Type: Broad
Eating and Drinking Establishment
SITEDESC
Nos. 9 to 17 odd (Theatre Royal lounge and restaurant; The Royal P.H.).
G.V. I
Shops and houses, now public house and restaurant. Circa 1837 by Benjamin Green for Richard Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. 4 storeys, 7 bays in all. Ground floor has rusticated pilasters and entablature; altered windows under cornices. Upper floors have flat Roman Doric pilasters to third and fourth bays; sash windows, most with glazing bars. Second-floor windows have moulded sills; second-floor entablature with prominent cornice. Top-floor windows in plain reveals under eaves band and cornice. Right return of the Royal P.H. is part of the composition of the Grey Street elevation of the Theatre Royal (No.98) (q.v.).
Graded for group value. OS second edition named this as the Seymour Arms Public House. The Seymour's Arms was acquired by Howard & Wyndham's for £18,000 in 1948 and leased to James Deuchar. It was renamed the Royal Bar and Royal Buffet before becoming Kinnear's in 1988. In 2013 it is the Theatre Royal bar.
Site Name
9 to 17 Market Street
Site Type: Specific
Restaurant
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade I
HER Number
8926
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/376; Brian Bennison, 1996, Heady Days - A History of Newcastle's Public Houses, Vol 1, The Central Area, p 26
YEAR1
2006
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Commercial
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
DAY1
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
2497
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Ashlar
MONTH1
09
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6432
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Place
Newcastle
Description
Shops and houses, now restaurants and offices. Circa 1837 by Benjamin Green
for Richard Grainger. Part of left return of Theatre Royal in Grey Street.
Sandstone ashlar, Welsh slate roof. Restaurants have circa 1900 curved shop
windows with slender pilasters, leaded upper lights and round heads, flanking
central recessed glazed doors. Central office entrance has panelled double
door and overlight with glazing bars. Upper floors have giant Tuscan Order
to 2 right bays which project slightly. Architraves to all windows; those in
2 right bays have cornices to first and projecting stone sills to second floors.
Second-floor entablature. Plain reveals to top sashes under eaves band and
cornice. LISTED GRADE 2*
Site Type: Broad
Shop
SITEDESC
Shops and houses, now restaurants and offices. Circa 1837 by Benjamin Green
for Richard Grainger. Part of left return of Theatre Royal in Grey Street.
Sandstone ashlar, Welsh slate roof. Restaurants have circa 1900 curved shop
windows with slender pilasters, leaded upper lights and round heads, flanking
central recessed glazed doors. Central office entrance has panelled double
door and overlight with glazing bars. Upper floors have giant Tuscan Order
to 2 right bays which project slightly. Architraves to all windows; those in
2 right bays have cornices to first and projecting stone sills to second floors.
Second-floor entablature. Plain reveals to top sashes under eaves band and
cornice.
Site Name
1 and 3 Market Street
Site Type: Specific
Shop
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade II*
HER Number
8925
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/374
YEAR1
2006
English, British
AREA_STAT
Conservation Area
Class
Religious Ritual and Funerary
COMP1
Jennifer Morrison
COMP2
Rachel Grahame
Crossref
1433
DAY1
04
DAY2
04
District
Newcastle
Easting
2444
Grid ref figure
8
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
MATERIAL
Sandstone
MONTH1
09
MONTH2
05
Grid Reference
NZ
Northing
6418
General Period
MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Medieval 1066 to 1540
Place
Newcastle
SAMNUMBER
1003514
Description
Listed building description - Blackfriars south range (formerly listed as Nos. 12 to 17 consecutive) G.V. I Dominican Friary, later Company Halls and almshouses, now restaurant and tourist information centre and exhibition space with Smiths' Company Hall. Medieval with C18 and C19 alterations; restored 1978-81. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof at left to Cordwainers' hall, other roofs pantiles with 2 rows of stone slates at eaves. Cordwainers' Hall rebuilt 1843 by John Wardle (dated door head). 2 storeys; 4:3:3:3 windows. Slightly-projecting left bay has boarded, studded door in moulded Tudor-arched surround with date in spandrels and commemorative panel above; raised dripmould contains carved Cordwainers' arms. Single cusped window above. Plainer Tudor arch to a second door flanked by 3-light casements with rounded top corners; cusped 2-light windows above, all with label moulds. Eaves string and roll-moulded parapet. Butchers' hall: rebuilt 1739; renewed door at right and ground-floor horizontal sliding sashes under renewed stone lintels. Renewed cross windows with wedge stone lintels above, and small blocked rectangular window. Tanners' Hall: renewed chamfered 2-centred passage arch at right to cloister; 4 lancets with some renewed masonry and deep splayed reveals. 3 renewed cross windows with flat stone lintels above. Buttress with offsets between this and Smiths' Hall which has resited carved Company arms dated 1679 above studded boarded door in shaped, moulded surround; this bay, added in C19, has top window in gothic stone surround. 3 ground-floor lancets and 2 cross windows above, flanking commemorative panel dating repairs of 1770. Interior shows wall benches in position of medieval refectory benches. Upper floor has chimney piece dated 1739 in Butchers' Hall; oval table with benches and turned balustrades in Tanners' Hall; day stairs alongside passage; round table with benches and iron railings, wall benches, chimney piece with paired classical attached columns, in Smiths' Hall. Source: Barbara Harbottle "Black Friars, Newcastle upon Tyne" in Royal Archaeological Institute Proceedings 1976 pp 112-114. A scheduled ancient monument.
LISTED GRADE 1 AND SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT
Site Type: Broad
Religious House
SITEDESC
Listed building description - Blackfriars south range (formerly listed as Nos. 12 to 17 consecutive) G.V. I Dominican Friary, later Company Halls and almshouses, now restaurant and tourist information centre and exhibition space with Smiths' Company Hall. Medieval with C18 and C19 alterations; restored 1978-81. Coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings; Welsh slate roof at left to Cordwainers' hall, other roofs pantiles with 2 rows of stone slates at eaves. Cordwainers' Hall rebuilt 1843 by John Wardle (dated door head). 2 storeys; 4:3:3:3 windows. Slightly-projecting left bay has boarded, studded door in moulded Tudor-arched surround with date in spandrels and commemorative panel above; raised dripmould contains carved Cordwainers' arms. Single cusped window above. Plainer Tudor arch to a second door flanked by 3-light casements with rounded top corners; cusped 2-light windows above, all with label moulds. Eaves string and roll-moulded parapet. Butchers' hall: rebuilt 1739; renewed door at right and ground-floor horizontal sliding sashes under renewed stone lintels. Renewed cross windows with wedge stone lintels above, and small blocked rectangular window. Tanners' Hall: renewed chamfered 2-centred passage arch at right to cloister; 4 lancets with some renewed masonry and deep splayed reveals. 3 renewed cross windows with flat stone lintels above. Buttress with offsets between this and Smiths' Hall which has resited carved Company arms dated 1679 above studded boarded door in shaped, moulded surround; this bay, added in C19, has top window in gothic stone surround. 3 ground-floor lancets and 2 cross windows above, flanking commemorative panel dating repairs of 1770. Interior shows wall benches in position of medieval refectory benches. Upper floor has chimney piece dated 1739 in Butchers' Hall; oval table with benches and turned balustrades in Tanners' Hall; day stairs alongside passage; round table with benches and iron railings, wall benches, chimney piece with paired classical attached columns, in Smiths' Hall. Source: Barbara Harbottle "Black Friars, Newcastle upon Tyne" in Royal Archaeological Institute Proceedings 1976 pp 112-114. A scheduled ancient monument.
McCombie - The medieval kitchen became the Cordwainers almshouse, reconstructed in Tudor style in 1843-4 by John Wardle with an extra floor on the inner face. The friary refectory with its lancet windows became the Tanners and Butchers almshouses. The upper floor was given cross-windows in the early 18th century. Dated C13th.
Site Name
Monk Street, Blackfriars, south range
Site Type: Specific
Dominican Friary
SITE_STAT
Listed Building Grade I, Scheduled Monument
HER Number
8924
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 19/382; Barbara Harbottle "Black Friars, Newcastle upon Tyne" in Royal Archaeological Institute Proceedings 1976 pp 112-114; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 176; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1003514; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087001