King George VI Building Department For Agriculture and the Centre For Lifelong Learning
KING GEORGE VI BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURE AND THE CENTRE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380579
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- King George VI Building Department For Agriculture and the Centre For Lifelong Learning
- Statutory Address:
- KING GEORGE VI BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURE AND THE CENTRE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380579
- Date first listed:
- 19-Jun-2000
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 05-Sept-2000
- List Entry Name:
- King George VI Building Department For Agriculture and the Centre For Lifelong Learning
- Statutory Address 1:
- KING GEORGE VI BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURE AND THE CENTRE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, 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:
- KING GEORGE VI BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR AGRICULTURE AND THE CENTRE FOR LIFELONG LEARNING, 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 24580 64910
Details
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NZ 2465 SE QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD
1833/14/10101 (East side)
19-JUN-00 KING GEORGE VI BUILDING; DEPARTMENT FO
R AGRICULTURE AND THE CENTRE FOR LIFEL
ONG LEARNING
II
Also Known As: KING GEORGE VI BUILDING, KING'S ROAD
Medical School, now Department for Agriculture and the Centre for Lifelong Learning. 1936-39 with internal alterations 1948, and attic storey added 1955-57. Designed by P Clive Newcombe and largely paid for by Sir Arthur Munro Sutherland. Steel-framed with flat concrete roofs, clad in red brick with ashlar dressings. 3 storey and 4 storey on basement. Three tall blocks linked by lower buildings with staircases and lecture theatres.
West front to Queen Victoria Road has central 9 window 4 storey block with slightly projecting 3 window centre with short Doric pilasters in antis, and above giant Corinthian pilasters in antis, topped with ashlar parapet, and either side 3 windows in vertical strips with ashlar panels between. Attic floor added. Either end slightly lower 7 window blocks with projecting 3 window centres with ashlar panels between, to the sides 2 windows in similar vertical strips. Set back to right main entrance has projecting ashlar porch with single fluted Doric columns in antis and moulded ashlar door surround with main revolving door and overlight with glazing bars.
St Thomas Street front 2 storey plus attic arranged 4.4.5.4.4. Central section has 3 windows in ashlar panel with 3 attic windows above, set back either side are 4 window sections set in vertical ashlar panels, with similar 4 window sections set back at either side.
East King's Road facade similar to west facade but with plainer centre.
INTERIOR entrance hall and Howden Room both have good quality imitation seventeenth century panelling and decorative plaster ceilings.
Listing NGR: NZ2458064910
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 480886
- 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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