Former Newcastle Breweries Offices
FORMER NEWCASTLE BREWERIES OFFICES, PERCY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1024789
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former Newcastle Breweries Offices
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER NEWCASTLE BREWERIES OFFICES, PERCY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1024789
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Former Newcastle Breweries Offices
- Statutory Address 1:
- FORMER NEWCASTLE BREWERIES OFFICES, PERCY STREET
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- FORMER NEWCASTLE BREWERIES OFFICES, PERCY STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Newcastle upon Tyne (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 24747 64818
Details
NZ 2464 NE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE PERCY STREET (north side) 16/443 Former Newcastle Breweries Offices. G.V. II Brewery offices; 1896-1900 by Joseph Oswald for Newcastle Breweries Ltd. Grey granite plinth, red sandstone ashlar ground floor; bright red brick upper floors with red sandstone dressings. Roof of plain tiles; copper fishscale dome to turret. 3 storeys and attics; 5 bays. At left a double door, and fanlight on wood band inscribed NEWCASTLE BREWERIES LTD. and covered with art nouveau wrought- iron grille. Flanking long brackets from plinth to entablature with Jacobean ornament on pulvinated frieze, over door. 4 wide, round-headed ground-floor windows and central oculus with glazing bars and upper painted ornament. First- floor oriels above door and in alternate bays; sashes between, with swagged friezes; oriel parapets become balconies to second-floor sashes in moulded stone surrounds. Top modillioned cornice. Shaped gables, at left and paired over central bays, have oculi and consoles. Corbelled corner turret at right. Tall brick chimneys with ashlar string and cornice. Interior: faience entrance hall, stair wall and first floor hall; faience architraves to doors with pulvinated friezes and scroll pediments; strapwork stucco decoration to many ceilings; deep ornamental stucco friezes. Former board room mahogany-panelled; many richly- carved mahogany chimney pieces. Marble stair has wrought-iron balustrade and wide grip handrail. Frosted glass doors, one pair 'CLERK'S OFFICE' and 'ACCOUNTANT'S OFFICE'.
Listing NGR: NZ2474764818
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304772
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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