Approximate Location Map
Large Map »
Latitude: 54.9981 / 54°59'53"N
Longitude: -1.436 / 1°26'9"W
OS Eastings: 436175
OS Northings: 567200
OS Grid: NZ361672
Mapcode National: GBR LBDN.W4
Mapcode Global: WHD4R.XMBR
Plus Code: 9C6WXHX7+6H
Entry Name: Marks and Spencer
Listing Date: 1 February 1983
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1232150
English Heritage Legacy ID: 407485
Also known as: Theatre Royal
ID on this website: 101232150
Location: South Shields, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, NE33
County: South Tyneside
Electoral Ward/Division: Beacon and Bents
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: South Shields
Traditional County: Durham
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear
Church of England Parish: South Shields St Hilda with St Thomas
Church of England Diocese: Durham
Tagged with: Theatre Department store
1.
5102 KING STREET
(north side)
Nos 84 and 86
(Messrs Marks and Spencer)
NZ 3667 SW 4/32
II GV
2.
1866. T M Clemence and J C Phipps. Joint Architects.
This was originally the "New Theatre" (Theatre Royal) whose design was chosen by
competition. Although the pedimented portico has been removed and a modern store
front inserted across the ground floor it is still a very elegant elevation in the
classical manner. The original ground floor contained 2 shops, one on either side
of the entrances. It ceased to be a theatre in the early 1930s.
Ashlar, now painted, 3 bays and 3 storeys.
Ground floor modern store front, with a modillion cornice. This cornice is original.
The upper elevation has a Corinthian pilaster under. Unfluted pilasters, paired at
the centre bay, stand on pedestals and rise through 2 storeys and support a full
entablature with plain frieze and modillion cornice. Above the cornice a deep
parapet with pedestals over the pilasters. First floor windows, modern glazing,
have architraves and pediments supported on scrolled brackets. Triangular to the
outer bays, segmental to the centre bay.
The 2 outer bays of the second floor are lit by oval windows whose architraves are
decorated by swags descending from masks of comedy and tragedy.
The centre bay has a framed, recessed, horizontal panel.
Listing NGR: NZ3616367195
External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.
Other nearby listed buildings
