Barn Close

HER Number

9750

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Barn Close

Place

Gateshead

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Flats

Site Type: Specific

Flats

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

196 flats in four blocks with roof-top walking areas. Completed in 1956.

Easting

425404

Northing

563121

Grid Reference

NZ425404563121

Sources

S. Taylor and D.B. Lovie, 2004, Gateshead - Architecture in a Changing English Urban Landscape, p 62-63; N. Pevsner (second edition revised by Elizabeth Williamson), 1983, The Buildings of England - County Durham, page 289; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 36