Framlington Place, Claremont House
Framlington Place, Claremont House
HER Number
8853
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Framlington Place, Claremont House
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26NW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Villa
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
This building was listed Grade II in 1971 with the following description:
'Villa. Circa 1840. Grey English bond brick with ashlar dressings; graduated slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 windows. Central. 4-panelled door in Tuscan surround with prominent cornice; margined sashes in architraves; sill bands. End pilasters with ashlar capitals; eaves band and paired brackets to wide eaves of low-pitched hipped roof. 2 ashlar, corniced chimneys.'
Jack Benson Bainbridge, notable dandy, lived here. He grew orchids in the attached conservatory with which to adorn his lapels.
'Villa. Circa 1840. Grey English bond brick with ashlar dressings; graduated slate roof. 2 storeys, 3 windows. Central. 4-panelled door in Tuscan surround with prominent cornice; margined sashes in architraves; sill bands. End pilasters with ashlar capitals; eaves band and paired brackets to wide eaves of low-pitched hipped roof. 2 ashlar, corniced chimneys.'
Jack Benson Bainbridge, notable dandy, lived here. He grew orchids in the attached conservatory with which to adorn his lapels.
Easting
424408
Northing
565355
Grid Reference
NZ424408565355
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 13/247; Newcastle City Council & HLF, 2008, Victoria Tunnel Overground Walks Maps and Guides; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1024900