7 and 8 Broad Chare, Trinity House
7 and 8 Broad Chare, Trinity House
HER Number
9165
District
Newcastle
Site Name
7 and 8 Broad Chare, Trinity House
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Health and Welfare
Site Type: Broad
Almshouse
Site Type: Specific
Almshouse
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Former Almshouses, now offices and bar. Dated 1782 on panel. Painted brick;
Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, 6 bays. Double door with four beaded panels
under 4-pane overlight central in each 3 bays, with pointed hoods above.
Tripartite sash windows with glazing bars in wide boxes have brick lintels,
those on ground floor with semicircular centre painted in imitation of
Venetian window. Blind windows above doors painted trompe l'oeil. Central
panel on first floor names officers in 1782 when houses built. Interior
shows cast iron kitchen ranges with floral decoration, by Heppell's foundry;
2-panelled doors throughout. Probably Trinity House property since C16, LISTED GRADE 2
Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, 6 bays. Double door with four beaded panels
under 4-pane overlight central in each 3 bays, with pointed hoods above.
Tripartite sash windows with glazing bars in wide boxes have brick lintels,
those on ground floor with semicircular centre painted in imitation of
Venetian window. Blind windows above doors painted trompe l'oeil. Central
panel on first floor names officers in 1782 when houses built. Interior
shows cast iron kitchen ranges with floral decoration, by Heppell's foundry;
2-panelled doors throughout. Probably Trinity House property since C16, LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
425380
Northing
563980
Grid Reference
NZ425380563980
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 24/130; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 127