Tyne and Wear HER(8853): Framlington Place, Claremont House - Details
8853
Newcastle
Framlington Place, Claremont House
Newcastle
NZ26NW
Domestic
House
Villa
POST MEDIEVAL
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Extant Building
This building was listed Grade II in 1971 with the following description:
'Villa. Circa 1840. Grey English bond brick with ashlar dressings; graduated slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 windows. Central. 4-panelled door in Tuscan surround with prominent cornice; margined sashes in architraves; sill bands. End pilasters with ashlar capitals; eaves band and paired brackets to wide eaves of low-pitched hipped roof. 2 ashlar, corniced chimneys.'
Jack Benson Bainbridge, notable dandy, lived here. He grew orchids in the attached conservatory with which to adorn his lapels.
424408
565355
NZ424408565355
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 13/247; Newcastle City Council & HLF, 2008, Victoria Tunnel Overground Walks Maps and Guides; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1024900