Tyne and Wear HER(9911): Welbeck Road, Walker Library - Details
9911
Newcastle
Welbeck Road, Walker Library
Walker
NZ26SE
Recreational
Art and Education Venue
Library
20TH CENTURY
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Extant Building
Walker Library was presented to the city of Newcastle by Alderman Sir William Haswell Stephenson, who was a local industrialist and benefactor. He dedicated the library to the memory of his wife, Lady Stephenson, when it opened in 1908. The Edwardian building, designed by John Dyson, was constructed using brick and stone. The coat of arms of Lady Stephenson can still be seen carved in stone above the original doorway. LOCAL LIST
428610
564550
NZ428610564550
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document