Balmbra's Music Hall
BALMBRA'S MUSIC HALL, 6 AND 8, CLOTH MARKET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1320266
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Balmbra's Music Hall
- Statutory Address:
- BALMBRA'S MUSIC HALL, 6 AND 8, CLOTH MARKET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1320266
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Balmbra's Music Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- BALMBRA'S MUSIC HALL, 6 AND 8, CLOTH MARKET
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:
- BALMBRA'S MUSIC HALL, 6 AND 8, CLOTH MARKET
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 24948 64078
Details
NZ 2464 SE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CLOTH MARKET (east side)
20/193 Nos. 6 and 8 (Balmbra's Music Hall)
G.V. II
Public house and music-hall. 1902 by A. Stockwell; originally the 'Carlton' P.H. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. 3 storeys and attic, 3 bays. Ground floor has recessed entrance at right, curved window with slender pilasters at left. Bracketed ground-floor entablature. Upper floors have narrow sashes in end bays, paired sashes in centre, all in architraves; pediments above first-floor end windows and end pilasters. Dentils to these and to central window cornice. Top dentilled cornice breaks forward over panelled end pilasters. Similar short pilasters with ball finials flank pedimented shaped gable containing keyed roundel. False segmental broken pediment, with central ball finial, below roundel. Steeply-pitched roof has corniced end chimneys. Historical note: this building replaced the 'Wheatsheaf' P.H., which was owned by one Balmbra in the mid C19 and was the setting for the first performance of the song 'The Blaydon Races' in which it is mentioned.
Listing NGR: NZ2494864078
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304501
- 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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