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Watergate Buildings

A Grade II Listed Building in Westgate, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9683 / 54°58'6"N

Longitude: -1.6083 / 1°36'29"W

OS Eastings: 425176

OS Northings: 563817

OS Grid: NZ251638

Mapcode National: GBR SQ1.DK

Mapcode Global: WHC3R.8DD1

Plus Code: 9C6WX99R+8M

Entry Name: Watergate Buildings

Listing Date: 30 March 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1024780

English Heritage Legacy ID: 304854

ID on this website: 101024780

Location: Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1

County: Newcastle upon Tyne

Electoral Ward/Division: Westgate

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Newcastle upon Tyne

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: St Nicholas Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

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Description


NZ 2563 NW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE SANDHILL
(south side)
24/510 Nos. 57-60 consecutive
(Watergate buildings)
G.V. II
Shops and offices. 1830; late C19 addition of top storey and insertion of
shops. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. 4 storeys, 14 bays. Projecting end
bays have pilasters; intermediate bays curve around corner. Channelled
rustication to ground floor with sashes and shops under entablature with
dentilled egg-and-dart cornice. Upper floors have sashes in plain reveals,
those on first floor long and with upper glazing bars; glazing bars to top
2 floors. First floor band; deep second-floor entablature and cornice. Third
floor has keyed raised surrounds to each end bay and to intermediate bays
at intervals. Pediments to outer bays under high hipped roof. Low-pitched
roof to central section with ashlar chimneys.


Listing NGR: NZ2517663817

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