Exchange Buildings
20-36, MARKET STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1138984
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Exchange Buildings
- Statutory Address:
- 20-36, MARKET STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1138984
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Exchange Buildings
- Statutory Address 1:
- 20-36, MARKET STREET
- Statutory Address 2:
- 87-109, GREY STREET
- Statutory Address 3:
- EXCHANGE BUILDINGS, 120-150, GRAINGER STREET
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:
- 20-36, MARKET STREET
- Statutory Address:
- 87-109, GREY STREET
- Statutory Address:
- EXCHANGE BUILDINGS, 120-150, GRAINGER 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 24875 64338
Details
NZ 2464 SE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MARKET STREET
(north side)
20/285
14.6.54 Nos. 20-36 even
G.V. II*
The left return of Nos. 87-109 Grey Street (Exchange Buildings).
NZ 2464 SE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE GREY STREET
(west side)
20/285
14/6/54 Nos. 87 to 109 odd
(formerly listed as
Nos. 87 to 105 odd
Nos. 107 and 109
(Exchange Buildings)
G.V. II*
Incorporates Nos 120-150 odd Grainger Street and Nos 24-36 even, Market Street.
Shops and offices and bank. Circa 1840 for Richard Grainger. The east front of
a triangular block between Market Street, Grainger Street and this street, containing
Central Arcade. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof and lead-covered corner domes.
4 storeys with rounded 5-bay corners; 7:6:7 bays. Central Arcade entrance, with
high rounded hood on modillions over keyed arch inserted 1901 in bay to right of
central pavilion. High office entrance in left bay of central pavilion has steps
up to renewed door in panelled surround with bracketed hood; flower-carved
brackets, dentilled cornice. Ground floor, partly rusticated, has c.1900 shops
with slender pilasters; Tuscan pilasters to panelled double office door at right
end before curved corner. Upper floors have giant Corinthian Order to curved
corners. Plain sashes, those on second floor with moulded sills, under dentilled
cornice; pilasters flank top sashes in plain reveals under cornice; vertical
consoles above pilasters support drum with scroll-carved blocking course and
antefixae on cornice; high ribbed dome has copper Prince of Wales feathers finial.
Central pavilion has giant square Tuscan pilasters; plain reveals to windows in
central 4 bays, architraves to those in outer bays, with bracketed cornices on
first floor. Second floor entablature has dentilled cornice. Pilasters on top
floor and sashes in plain reveals under top cornice. Pierced balustrade above
end bays. Plainer intermediate sections have sashes in plain reveals with moulded
sills on second floor; continuous top entablature with blocking course. Other
facades in similar style.
Listing NGR: NZ2487564338
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304602
- 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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