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18-26, Grey Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Westgate, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9713 / 54°58'16"N

Longitude: -1.6107 / 1°36'38"W

OS Eastings: 425017

OS Northings: 564143

OS Grid: NZ250641

Mapcode National: GBR SPP.7Q

Mapcode Global: WHC3R.797S

Plus Code: 9C6WX9CQ+GP

Entry Name: 18-26, Grey Street

Listing Date: 17 December 1971

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1145819

English Heritage Legacy ID: 304607

ID on this website: 101145819

Location: 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: Newcastle Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

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Description


NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE GREY STREET
NZ 2564 SW
(east side)
21/290
17/12/71 Nos. 18 to 26 even
G.V. II
Shops and houses, later bank, now offices. 1836 by John Dobson for Richard
Grainger; ground floor c.1890 by Newcombe. Sandstone ashlar with granite;
Lakeland roof. 4 storeys and attics, 5 bays. Pink and grey granite
Corinthian Order on ashlar plinth on ground floor: attached columns flanking
lugged architrave, pilasters flanking windows, with ashlar reveals. Ground-
floor entablature with modillioned cornice. Giant Corinthian Order above, defining
end bays, overlapping pilasters and contains windows in architraves, that on
first floor with bracketed pediment and that on second floor lugged, with bracketed
sill. 3 central recessed bays have pilaster jambs to first floor windows; and
mask-decorated parapet with urn finials above door. Second floor level balustrade;
wreaths between bays. Second-floor entablature with modillioned cornice. Top
floor has architraves to windows in end pavilions, plain reveals to central 3
windows. Top cornice and parapet with balustrade over pavilions. Inserted
mansard and square-headed attic windows. The interior has been rebuilt c.1981.


Listing NGR: NZ2501764143

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