Mercantile Building
MERCANTILE BUILDING, 15-23, QUAYSIDE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107209
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Mercantile Building
- Statutory Address:
- MERCANTILE BUILDING, 15-23, QUAYSIDE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/01223/27
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107209
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Mercantile Building
- Statutory Address 1:
- MERCANTILE BUILDING, 15-23, QUAYSIDE
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:
- MERCANTILE BUILDING, 15-23, QUAYSIDE
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 25362 63887
Details
NZ 2563 NW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE QUAY SIDE 24/368 Nos. 15-23 (Mercantile Building) G.V. II Offices. 1883 by J. C. Parsons for Thomas Harper. Sandstone ashlar; roof of Welsh slate. 3 storeys and attics, 7 bays. 3 internal steps up to central double door in architrave; right end entrance to yard behind has round arch with voussoirs and keystone. Architraves to all windows, sashes paired except in end and centre bays. Deep cyma moulding to plinth between pilasters to ground floor sill band. Upper floors have sill strings. Each floor has entablature, with frieze pulvinated above windows, door and yard arch. Wreath carving on frieze above paired windows, which have pediments to each pair, segmental on first floor, (except top floor which has dentilled cornice breaking forward over windows, and small segmental pediments). High panelled and coped roof parapet with end urn finials; 2 paired dormers in entablature under carved pediments with cartouches.
Listing NGR: NZ2536263887
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304790
- 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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