1-7 Thornborrow House With Fences to Rear
1-7 THORNBORROW HOUSE WITH FENCES TO REAR, SPIRES LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1392179
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jan-2007
- List Entry Name:
- 1-7 Thornborrow House With Fences to Rear
- Statutory Address:
- 1-7 THORNBORROW HOUSE WITH FENCES TO REAR, SPIRES LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1392179
- Date first listed:
- 22-Jan-2007
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 08-Jan-2010
- List Entry Name:
- 1-7 Thornborrow House With Fences to Rear
- Statutory Address 1:
- 1-7 THORNBORROW HOUSE WITH FENCES TO REAR, SPIRES LANE
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:
- 1-7 THORNBORROW HOUSE WITH FENCES TO REAR, SPIRES LANE
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 27405 64700
Details
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NZ2764NW SPIRES LANE 1833/27/10190 Byker 22-JAN-07 (East side) 1-7 Thornborrow House, with fences to rear
GV II*
Block of seven flats and maisonettes. 1974-6 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor Shepherd Construction Limited. Pale modular metric brick on concrete block work cross walling with projecting second floor access gallery of red-brown timber supported on pre-cast cantilevers and sheltered by plastic sheet roofs; blue metal roofs with plywood box beam purlins. `L'-shaped block of three storeys. Maisonettes entered from the ground floor have red metal door hoods, with larger hood over larger entrance to upper units, which is placed on the outer corner; doors mainly renewed in hardwood. Windows of timber in timber subframes with aluminium opening lights, mainly sliding. Access gallery with brown timber balustrading and incorporating projecting planting boxes. Interiors not inspected. Green and brown fences to rear of maisonettes.
HISTORY: see Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.
SOURCES: see Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 499020
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Egelius, M, Ralph Erskine Architect, (1990), 148-160
Architectural Review in December, (1974), 346-362
Architectural Design in June, (1975), 333
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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