Former Market Keeper's House

FORMER MARKET KEEPER'S HOUSE, SCOTSWOOD ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1355279
Date first listed:
17-Dec-1971
List Entry Name:
Former Market Keeper's House
Statutory Address:
FORMER MARKET KEEPER'S HOUSE, SCOTSWOOD ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1355279
Date first listed:
17-Dec-1971
Date of most recent amendment:
30-Mar-1987
List Entry Name:
Former Market Keeper's House
Statutory Address 1:
FORMER MARKET KEEPER'S HOUSE, SCOTSWOOD 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
FORMER MARKET KEEPER'S HOUSE, SCOTSWOOD 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 24349 63725

Details

NZ 2463 NW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE SCOTSWOOD ROAD (south side) 22/517 Former Market-keeper's 17.12.71 House. (Formerly listed as premises occupied by Homebuilt Timber GV II Market-keeper's house and market office. Circa 1842 by John Dobson. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slake roof. Symmetrical with bowed end projections. 2 storeys, 3 bays. Ground floor arcade with keys and impost string contains 2 inserted windows and door. Sill string to 2 tripartite windows above between long cornice brackets. On returns lower, single-storey narrow, blank links to bowed projections containing sash windows in plain reveals; left end obscured by adjoining warehouse. Low-pitched hipped roof has central 2-stage clock tower, the clock under pointed hood, with open-arched top stage which has chimneys in corner pilasters. Low half-conical roof to bowed projection at right.Roof of left projection not visible.

Listing NGR: NZ2434963725

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
304862
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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