Tyne and Wear HER(13501): Newcastle, Groat Market, Thomson House - Details
13501
Newcastle
Newcastle, Groat Market, Thomson House
Newcastle
NZ26SW
Commercial
Commercial Office
Newspaper Office
Modern
C20
Extant Building
Circa 1964, printing works and offices for the Newcastle Journal and Evening Chronicle by Cackett, Burns Dick & Mackellar. Portland stone, dark grey mosaic, grid structure. Not sympathetic to the surroundings, but the rhythm of floor levels and bay divisions was intended to echo the 19th century town hall, framing the view of the cathedral and castle.
2487
6405
NZ24876405
Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 139; N. Pevsner and I. Richmond (second edition revised by J. Grundy, G. McCombie, P. Ryder, H. Welfare), 1992, The Buildings of England: Northumberland, p. 466; Welsh, J. 2019. Desk-Based Assessment 2019 Thomson House, AAG Archaeology, HER4860