Description

NZ 2464 NW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE QUEEN VICTORIA ROAD
(north side)
15/473 Royal Victoria Infirmary
Administration Block
G.V. II
Hospital offices. Foundation stone 1900 by Prince of Wales; building 1901-1906. By
W. L. Newcombe and Percy Adams, after consultation with-Sir A. Waterhouse.
Sandstone ashlar ground floor, central pavilion, and central sections of end
pavilions; remainder bright red brick with ashlar dressings. Roof of graduated
Lakeland slate. 3 storeys and attics; 17 bays in all, with 3-bay centre and end
pavilions. Central porte-cochere. Pilasters to pavilions with central top pediments,
segmental over entrance bay. End pavilions have ground-floor central canted bay
windows. All windows stone mullioned and transomed with leaded lights. 3 flat-
headed dormers to each outer section; central attic in stone surround continuous
with linking coped parapet. High roof, hipped over pavilions, with central lantern
and high ashlar-corniced brick chimneys. Interior shows groined inner porch with
4 bronze commemorative plaques, recording gifts from Lord and Lady Armstrong and
others;. Entrance hall and gallery panelled with inlay, in Baroque style; much
flower decoration in stucco frieze and ceiling.

Listing NGR: NZ2445264979

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26400987

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]