Gates, Lodges and Railings at Royal Victoria Infirmary
GATES, LODGES AND RAILINGS AT ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY, QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379638
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Gates, Lodges and Railings at Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Statutory Address:
- GATES, LODGES AND RAILINGS AT ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY, QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1379638
- Date first listed:
- 15-Nov-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Gates, Lodges and Railings at Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Statutory Address 1:
- GATES, LODGES AND RAILINGS AT ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY, QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD
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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:
- GATES, LODGES AND RAILINGS AT ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY, QUEEN VICTORIA 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 24517 64880
Details
NZ 2465 SW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE QUEEN VICTORIA RAD
(West side)
1833/13/10111
Gates, lodges and railings at
Royal Victoria Infirmary
GV II
Alternatively known as: Gates and Railings at Royal Victoria Infirmary, RICHARDSON ROAD
Lodge, gates and railings. 1900-05 with minor C20 alterations. Red brick with ashlar dressings slate roofs and iron railings and gates. Designed by W L Newcombe and Percy Adams.
South lodge has square cross plan, single storey with ashlar plinth and moulded ashlar eaves band cornice and parapet. Hipped slate roof with central brick and ashlar stack. East and west fronts have central pilaster porticoes with 3 sash windows. Main north front has full 4 columned portico.
Iron pedestrian gate links lodge to square gate pier.
Linked to this lodge is iron gate and brick gate pier.
Attached railings stretch along Queen Victoria Street with a further set of gates. The railings continue along Richardson Road and also along the passage to the north of the hospital site. These railings are plain spearhead iron railings set on low brick walling with chamfered ashlar coping, the regularly spaced piers are made up of 4 thick iron capped with ornate domed laterns.
Listing NGR: NZ2451764880
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 479034
- 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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