7 to 19 Mosley Street
7 to 19 Mosley Street
HER Number
8921
District
Newcastle
Site Name
7 to 19 Mosley Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Shop
Site Type: Specific
Shop
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Shops and offices. 1870 by Alfred Swan. for Mawson and Swan 's. Ashlar. Baroque
style. 4 storeys and attic; 9 bays, divided into 3 sections of 3 bays each by
giant Corinthian pilasters resting on channelled, rusticated ground floor. Side
sections have subsidiary divisions of channelled piers and enriched string courses;
recessed windows with moulded surrounds. Centre section has iron balustrade to
first floor; architrave and cornice to first-floor central window. Full entablature
with projecting cornice on brackets, crowned by blocking course and 4 giant urns. LISTED GRADE 2
style. 4 storeys and attic; 9 bays, divided into 3 sections of 3 bays each by
giant Corinthian pilasters resting on channelled, rusticated ground floor. Side
sections have subsidiary divisions of channelled piers and enriched string courses;
recessed windows with moulded surrounds. Centre section has iron balustrade to
first floor; architrave and cornice to first-floor central window. Full entablature
with projecting cornice on brackets, crowned by blocking course and 4 giant urns. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425050
Northing
564130
Grid Reference
NZ425050564130
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 21/387; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 149