Wellbar House, Gallowgate

HER Number

9780

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Wellbar House, Gallowgate

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Commercial

Site Type: Broad

Commercial Office

Site Type: Specific

Commercial Office

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

The first high-rise office block in Newcastle. 1961 designed by Williamson, Faulkner Brown & Partners. Twelve storeys. Demolished 2007.

Easting

424440

Northing

564440

Grid Reference

NZ424440564440

Sources

N. Pevsner and I. Richmond (second edition revised by J. Grundy, G. McCombie, P. Ryder, H. Welfare), 1992, The Buildings of England - Northumberland, page 461; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 171