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1-7 Thornborrow House with Fences to Rear

A Grade II* Listed Building in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9762 / 54°58'34"N

Longitude: -1.5734 / 1°34'24"W

OS Eastings: 427405

OS Northings: 564701

OS Grid: NZ274647

Mapcode National: GBR SW2.Q4

Mapcode Global: WHC3R.S6Z1

Plus Code: 9C6WXCGG+FM

Entry Name: 1-7 Thornborrow House with Fences to Rear

Listing Date: 22 January 2007

Last Amended: 8 January 2010

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1392179

English Heritage Legacy ID: 499020

ID on this website: 101392179

Location: Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6

County: Newcastle upon Tyne

Electoral Ward/Division: Byker

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Newcastle upon Tyne

Traditional County: Northumberland

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Tyne and Wear

Church of England Parish: Byker St Michael with St Lawrence

Church of England Diocese: Newcastle

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Description


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.

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