Hospital of St Mary the Virgin Almshouses
HOSPITAL OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN ALMSHOUSES, RYE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107920
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Hospital of St Mary the Virgin Almshouses
- Statutory Address:
- HOSPITAL OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN ALMSHOUSES, RYE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1107920
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Hospital of St Mary the Virgin Almshouses
- Statutory Address 1:
- HOSPITAL OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN ALMSHOUSES, RYE HILL
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:
- HOSPITAL OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN ALMSHOUSES, RYE HILL
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 23838 63722
Details
NZ 26 SW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE RYE HILL (west side) 11/479 11/4/73 Hospital of St. Mary the Virgin Almshouses G.V. II Almshouses. Main range and South-east wing of 1858. Wings running Northward at either end added 1916 in keeping with original building. Snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings. High pitched roof of graduated green slates. Gothic style. Two storeys. Main range ten bays long. Most of the windows paired cusped lancets with iron casements: some first floor windows have round-shouldered lintels, also in C13 style. On North front and in wing eaves are broken by stone - coped gables. South-east wing has cusped lancets in groups of two or three under a wider arch with a quatrefoil light above them. Plain paired sashes on South front. Pointed- arched doorways under hoodmoulds with headstops. Decorative iron door furniture. Inscriptions and coats of arms above doors.
Listing NGR: NZ2383863722
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304813
- 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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