City Road, Royal Jubilee School
City Road, Royal Jubilee School
HER Number
6238
District
Newcastle
Site Name
City Road, Royal Jubilee School
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Education
Site Type: Broad
School
Site Type: Specific
Voluntary School
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Georgian 1714 to 1830
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Named on Wood's plan of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1827. A "Jubilee School" was apparently built here in 1810 to celebrate the 50th year of the reign of George III.
Easting
425590
Northing
564180
Grid Reference
NZ425590564180
Sources
2nd edition Ordnance Survey map; W. Collard and M. Ross, 1842, Architectural and Picturesque Views in Newcastle upon Tyne, p 35; T. Faulkner and A. Greg, 1987, John Dobson Newcastle Architect 1787-1865, p 13; Thomas Oliver, 1844, Historical and Descriptive Reference to the Public Buildings on the Plan of the Borough of Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead; Wood's Plan of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1827;