Tyne and Wear HER(9986): Rington's Tea Warehouse, Algernon Road - Details
9986
Newcastle
Rington's Tea Warehouse, Algernon Road
Byker
NZ26SE
Commercial
Commercial Office
Commercial Office
20TH CENTURY
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Extant Building
This building was constructed to house the head office of the famous Newcastle firm, Ringtons Tea. The front of this six storey white stone building is quite distinctive, especially with its ornately sculptured gable. Although the building is no longer occupied by the company the large signage on the façade reading ‘Ringtons Limited Tea Merchants’, ‘Est. 1907’, and ‘Ringtons Ltd 1924’, still exists. The company was established in 1907 by Samuel Smith and William Titterington, and it is the ‘rington’ part of the latter name coupled with the ‘S’ from Smith that gave birth to the name. Today Ringtons are one of the largest tea producers in Britain. LOCAL LIST
427240
564960
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Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document