1-89, GORDON ROAD

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1392117
Date first listed:: 22-Jan-2007
List Entry Name:: 1-89, GORDON ROAD
Statutory Address:: 1-89, GORDON ROAD

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II*
List Entry Number:: 1392117
Date first listed:: 22-Jan-2007
List Entry Name:: 1-89, GORDON ROAD
Statutory Address 1:: 1-89, GORDON ROAD

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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

Location

Statutory Address:: 1-89, GORDON 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 26847 64459, NZ 26879 64453, NZ 26921 64444, NZ 26981 64433

Details

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

NZ2664SE GORDON ROAD 1833/30/10129 Byker 22-JAN-07 (North side) 1-89

GV II* Line of five terraces of houses and flats. 1972-5 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Stanley Miller Ltd, save for Nos. 61-89, which are 1978-9 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; main contractor, Shepherd Construction. Pale metric modular brick on timber frame, with vertical brown cladding to Nos. 65-83, 39-57, 17-39, 3-13, with projecting timber clad porches, and contrasting red-brown band above first floor continued across all the units. Flat metal roofs supported on plywood box beam purlins. Two storeys. Metal roofs with projecting eaves, and projecting down pipes. Nos. 85-89 of three storeys, with eaves line of timber, long, narrow strip windows to second floor, deep living room windows on first floor. All windows of timber in timber surrounds, with aluminium sliding opening lights. Timber doors with glazed panel, many renewed in hardwood. Big timber down pipes incorporating bird boxes to Nos. 61-63. Brick walls and steps to Nos.81-83, with timber entrance pergola, granite kerbs to rest. Interiors not inspected. In recognition that the Byker area had an elderly age profile when it was being redeveloped in the early 1970s, the Kendal Street area was developed with a number of units built as two flats which were capable of adaptation to houses should the need for more family accommodation arise, and this is well demonstrated by the number of units here, principally at the ends or next to the ends of terraces, which were designed for this conversion.

HISTORY: see under Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.

SOURCES: see under Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.

Listing NGR: NZ2692564446

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:: 498935
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Egelius, M, Ralph Erskine Architect, (1990), 148-160
'Architectural Design' in June, (1975), 333
'Architectural Review' in December, (1974), 346-362

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.