Laing Art Gallery
LAING ART GALLERY, HIGHAM PLACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1145885
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Laing Art Gallery
- Statutory Address:
- LAING ART GALLERY, HIGHAM PLACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1145885
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1971
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Laing Art Gallery
- Statutory Address 1:
- LAING ART GALLERY, HIGHAM PLACE
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:
- LAING ART GALLERY, HIGHAM PLACE
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 25115 64551
Details
NZ 2464 NW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HIGHAM PLACE (west side) 17/309 17/12/71 Laing Art Gallery (formerly listed in New Bridge Street) G.V. II Art Gallery. 1903-4 by Cackett and Burns Dick. Sandstone ashlar; roof not visible; stone dome to tower cupola. Free Baroque style with Art Nouveau elements. Central block of 2 high storeys, 5 bays, the outer bays pavilions with projecting centres. Left 3-stage tower; right wing of 3 low storeys, 2 bays. Main block has 2 central recessed double doors; steps up to wrought iron gates in keyed arch with elaborate case in free Roman Doric Order; spiral columns to pedimented niche above in open scrolled pediment on paired rusticated columns; cherubs flanking pediment carry scrolls ARS LONGA and VITA BREVIS. Arms of Newcastle in blank wall above. Rusticated ground floor has round-headed windows. Giant Ionic Order in pavilions with first-floor tripartite windows, blind at left; and bracketed niches with cartouches. Entablature with pulvinated frieze and modillioned cornice in main block add plainer in right wing. Left tower with rusticated ground floor is blank to level of main cornice; above is a 3-light window in raised stone surround, and an art-nouveau frieze with high-relief female figures, the central winged; corner pilasters. Octagonal lantern has drum with free-standing columns and 4 pedimented round-headed openings; dome with ball finial. Interior shows full-width entrance hall, left hall to staircase, and upper hall, with red, white and Frosterley marble floors; Tuscan Order to entrance, ironic to left hall, Composite to upper hall, fat stone balusters and wide rail to stair and circular upper hall balustrade. Panelled soffits. Historical note: the gift of Alexander Laing to the City of Newcastle.
Listing NGR: NZ2511564551
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304627
- 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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