Carliol House
CARLIOL HOUSE, MARKET STREET EAST
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087029
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Carliol House
- Statutory Address:
- CARLIOL HOUSE, MARKET STREET EAST
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1087029
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Carliol House
- Statutory Address 1:
- CARLIOL HOUSE, MARKET STREET EAST
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.
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:
- CARLIOL HOUSE, MARKET STREET EAST
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 25049 64399
Details
NZ 2464 SE and NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MARKET STREET EAST NZ 2564 SW (north side) 20/378 and 21/378 Carliol House G.V. II Offices. Dated 1924-8 on corner at top. By Tait Burnet and Lorne, with L. J. Couves and Partners for North Eastern Electric Supply Co. Portland stone with granite and Frosterley marble doorcase; lead corner turret roof. 7 storeys, 28 bays and left 3-bay rounded corner. Central 4 bays contain steps up to 3 double doors, flanked by fat adapted Greek Doric columns; fluted architrave and dentilled coved surround enclose doorway and flanking windows, with grey granite blocks below windows. Panel above door on guttae -like brackets has low relief CARLIOL HOUSE. Projection rises from ground floor to enclose these 4 bays on first floor, which has prominent block lintels and shallow triangular-section pilasters between windows and rising into next floor. First floor windows have similar style surrounds; vertical recessed panels contain windows of 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors, beneath cornice; smaller 5th-floor windows below deep dentilled cornice; plainer top floor windows and cornice. Ground floor left corner has shop window inserted in entrance; 2 other renewed shop windows. Bronze plaque to right of main entrance gives origin of name - Carliol Croft, which was open ground within the walls of Newcastle. Bronze plaque on left return to Pilgrim Street: 1931, signed Richard A. Ray A.R.C.A., low relief portrait of Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, D.S.E. F.R.S. 'INVENTOR OF THE INCANDESCANT LAMP AND A PIONEER IN THE SCIENCE OF PHOTOGRAPHY. 1813-1914. ERECTED BY NORTH EASTERN ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CO. IN RECOGNITION OF THE GREAT SERVICE WHICH SIR JOSEPH RENDERED TO THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY'.
Listing NGR: NZ2504964399
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304701
- 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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