The John George Joicey Museum
THE JOHN GEORGE JOICEY MUSEUM, CITY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1116207
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1954
- List Entry Name:
- The John George Joicey Museum
- Statutory Address:
- THE JOHN GEORGE JOICEY MUSEUM, CITY ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1116207
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The John George Joicey Museum
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE JOHN GEORGE JOICEY MUSEUM, CITY ROAD
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:
- THE JOHN GEORGE JOICEY MUSEUM, CITY ROAD
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 25225 64177
Details
NZ 2564 SW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CITY ROAD (north side)
21/157 The John George Joicey 14/6/54 Museum. (formerly listed as The Holy Jesus Hospital)
G.V. II*
Almshouses, now museum. 1681, for the Corporation of Newcastle upon Tyne, to house a master and 39 poor freemen or freemen's widows; heightened later. English garden wall bond brick; renewed pantiled roof. 3 storeys, 15 windows. 1886 rear wing. Arcaded ground floor has 30 rubbed and moulded brick arches. First floor has alternate flat and segmental brick arches to 3-light casements with brick aprons; central feature of keyed semicircular pediment, breaking second floor string, rests on mask bracket and has cartouches in tympanum and below. String breaks forward over flanking pilasters crowned by consoles. Plain second-floor casements. Moulded floor strings; dog-tooth cornice. Roof with shaped gable ends has corniced brick chimney stacks. 1886 rear wing in similar style, built as soup kitchen. Interior shows central stair with turned balusters and high grip handrail with lion finial. Source: H. Bourne, History of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle 1736, p. 137.
Listing NGR: NZ2522564177
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304462
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Bourne, H, History of Newcastle upon Tyne, (1736), 137
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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