Blandford House
BLANDFORD HOUSE, WEST BLANDFORD STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1355306
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Blandford House
- Statutory Address:
- BLANDFORD HOUSE, WEST BLANDFORD STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1355306
- Date first listed:
- 30-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Blandford House
- Statutory Address 1:
- BLANDFORD HOUSE, WEST BLANDFORD 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:
- BLANDFORD HOUSE, WEST BLANDFORD 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 24115 63881
Details
NZ 2463 NW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE WEST BLANDFORD STREET Blandford House 22/608 GV II Former Co-operative warehouse, now Museum Services Headquarters and Archives Department. 1899 by Oliver and Leeson for C.W.S. Red brick with sandstone and terracotta dressings; graduated Lakeland slate roofs with copper domes. 4 storeys and 2-storey attics; 13 bays plus projecting left corner bay and set- back right end bay. Entrances on canted corner and in first and fifty bay in stone panels with handed rock-faced rustication forming voussoirs and keystones to round arches. Corner and main entrances have segmental broken pediments with plaques now holding County Logo. Wrought iron lamp bracket above corner door. Full-height flat pilasters support attic balcony, over egg-and-dart moulding with stone brackets, and form elliptical heads to tall sunk panels holding the four levels of segment-headed windows. Principal windows are on tall second floor and are 2-light with arched internal heads and stone alternate voussoirs. All windows sashes with glazing bars. On left corner a tall narrow oriel rests on stone corbel and rises to ogee dome, with crowning onion domelet and spike finial. Right bay has canted oriel with similar dome. Interior shows high-quality staircase and director's suite with marble stairs, walnut panelling, stained glass on top landing showing large wheatsheaf, and art deco light fittings.
Listing NGR: NZ2411563881
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 304909
- 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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