Description

NZ 2564 NW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NORTHUMBERLAND ROAD
(north side)
17/426 Former Brady and Martin
building. (Formerly listed
as Newcastle Building).
G.V. II
Offices and warehouse, later Polytechnic building. 1890 and 1897 by W.L.Newcombe for
Brady and Martin, wholesale chemical manufacturers. Red brick with ashlar dressings;
Welsh slate roof. 3 storeys, 5 bays and right extension of 3 bays. Rusticated pilast-
ers support ground floor entablature; giant Ionic Order above has modillioned cornice.
Right extension has end pilasters to entablature. Main block has central door and
fanlight in doorcase with scrolled pediment. Ground floor oriel windows have Ipswich
glazing bars; paired sashes above have segmental pediments on first and architraves
on second floors, in both parts of the building, except for central round-headed
window in extension. Hipped roof. Empty at time of survey.
Redeveloped behind front facade.

Listing NGR: NZ2518164840

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26611502

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Recommended Books

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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)