Tyne and Wear HER(8829): 47 to 51 Grey Street - Details
8829
Newcastle
47 to 51 Grey Street
Newcastle
NZ26SE
Commercial
Shop
Shop
POST MEDIEVAL
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Extant Building
Shops and houses, now shops and offices. Circa 1837; probably by John Wardle,
for Richard Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; roof not visible. 4 storeys, 6 bays.
Circa 1900 office in left 3 bays has 3-panelled doors, under overlights with
glazing bars, flanking elliptical-headed wide window with carved spandrels.
Entablature has pulvinated frieze with cartouches supporting cornice. Shop in
right 3 bays has renewed central door under altered entablature. Windows on
upper floors, sashes with some glazing bars, in architraves, those on second
floor with bracketed sills. Second-floor entablature with prominent cornice.
Top sashes in plain reveals under cornice and blocking course. Graded for
importance in fine street group. LISTED GRADE 2*
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Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/279; Archaeo-Environment Ltd. 2011, 41-51 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne - Heritage Impact Assessment; Building Control Plans for 49 Grey Street (TWAS 14475); Building Control Plans for 47 Grey Street (TWAS 18354); Building Control Plans for 49 & 51 Grey Street (TWAS 11453);