Tom Collins House
TOM COLLINS HOUSE, 76-128, DUNN TERRACE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1392110
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jan-2007
- List Entry Name:
- Tom Collins House
- Statutory Address:
- TOM COLLINS HOUSE, 76-128, DUNN TERRACE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1392110
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jan-2007
- List Entry Name:
- Tom Collins House
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOM COLLINS HOUSE, 76-128, DUNN TERRACE
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:
- TOM COLLINS HOUSE, 76-128, DUNN TERRACE
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 26704 64461
Details
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NZ 2664 SE DUNN TERRACE 498928 Nos 76-128 Tom Collins House Formerly Listed as:
NZ2664SE DUNN TERRACE 1833/30/10122 Byker - Dunn Terrace 22-JAN-07 76-128 Tom Collins House CONYERS ROAD Byker - Dunn Terrace Tom Collins House DUNN TERRACE Byker - Dunn Terrace Tom Collins House
GV II*
Block of sheltered housing comprising 52 flats. 1976-78 for the City of Newcastle upon Tyne by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Shepherds Construction Ltd. In situ concrete frame clad in strong brown, orange and buff patterned metric modular bricks to entrance and to lift shaft, with paler colours to east, and white Eternit cladding to south-west face. Wedge-shaped plan, with sharply stepped profile of four-thirteen storeys, forming terminating feature to Dunn Terrace. Gallery access to lower four storeys, reached from separate entrance to that leading to flats 89-128, which are entered up covered steps on south-east corner. Aluminium windows, those in lower four storeys set in timber frames, the rest top-hung casements. Red-brown timber balconies to flats 89-128. Brown and red-brown balustrading to the gallery serving the lower flats. Large bay windows to common rooms facing south and south-west on lower floors. Tom Collins House is the terminating feature of Dunn Terrace, and one of the most prominent elements of the Byker Estate. 'Tom Collins House rises out of the development "as a recognition point both within Byker and in the relationship of Byker to the centre of the city"', quoted by Malpass.
HISTORY: see under Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.
SOURCES: see under Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 498928
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Egelius, M, Ralph Erskine Architect, (1990), 148-160
Architects Journal in 16 May, (1979), 1015-1021
Architects Journal in 16 May, (1979), 1014
Architectural Review in December, (1974), 346-362
Architectural Design in June, (1975), 333
Ravetz, A, Architects Journal in Housing At Byker, 14 April 1976, (1976), 731-742
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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