19 to 31 Grey Street
19 to 31 Grey Street
HER Number
9024
District
Newcastle
Site Name
19 to 31 Grey Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Shopping Parade
Site Type: Specific
Shopping Parade
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Shops and houses, now offices. Circa 1835, probably by John Wardle, for
Richard Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. Renewed ground floor,
retaining plinth and flat Tuscan pilasters to 6 right bays with channelled
rustication. Set-back upper floors have sash windows in architraves, most
with glazing bars; bracketed sills on second floor, which has plain entablature
with prominent cornice. Third floor has sashes in plain reveals under eaves
band, cornice and blocking course. Roof has added felt-covered head to lift
shaft. Graded for importance in group. LISTED GRADE 2*
Richard Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. Renewed ground floor,
retaining plinth and flat Tuscan pilasters to 6 right bays with channelled
rustication. Set-back upper floors have sash windows in architraves, most
with glazing bars; bracketed sills on second floor, which has plain entablature
with prominent cornice. Third floor has sashes in plain reveals under eaves
band, cornice and blocking course. Roof has added felt-covered head to lift
shaft. Graded for importance in group. LISTED GRADE 2*
Easting
424960
Northing
564140
Grid Reference
NZ424960564140
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/276