10 And 12 Nelson Street

Date:
30 Jul 2000
Location:
10 And 12 Nelson Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE1 5AW
Reference:
IOE01/00158/19
Type:
Photograph (Digital)
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Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

NZ 2464 SE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NELSON STREET (north side) 20/402 12/11/65 No. lO and 12 G.V. II Music hall; now facade of Eldon Centre shopping precinct. Dated 1838 on panel above door. For Richard Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; roof not visible. 3 storeys, 3 bays. Steps up to 6-panelled double door and fanlight with glazing bars at right, in round-arched surround under bracketed pediment on slender pilasters.

Inserted grilles at ground floor left under cornice. 2-storey arched recesses above contain round-headed sashes, the lower in keyed surrounds with pilasters, the upper with panelled sills. Similar recess above door containing window with bracketed blind balustrade. Apron panel over door incised MUSIC HALL/1838. Top entablature with prominent cornice and blocking course. Included for group value.

This building has been redeveloped behind the facade so only the facade is of interest.

Listing NGR: NZ2479264385

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/0486 IOE Records taken by Bob Cottrell; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr Bob Cottrell. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project

People & Organisations

Photographer: Cottrell, Bob

Rights Holder: Cottrell, Bob

Keywords

Ashlar, Sandstone, Georgian Facade, Victorian Unassigned, Architectural Fragment, Music Hall, Recreational, Music Speech And Dance Venue, Date Stone, Commemorative, Commemorative Stone, Commemorative Monument, Shopping Precinct, Commercial, Gardens Parks And Urban Spaces, Urban Space