Derwent Tower (The Rocket)

HER Number

9757

District

Gateshead

Site Name

Derwent Tower (The Rocket)

Place

Dunston

Map Sheet

NZ26SW

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Flats

Site Type: Specific

Flats

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

Derwent Tower was built in 1969, designed by Owen Luder Associates. It is a 29 storey block of 196 flats. The design is unique in Britain. Known locally as 'The Rocket'. Recorded in 2010 ahead of demolition.

Easting

423190

Northing

562000

Grid Reference

NZ423190562000

Sources

S. Taylor and D.B. Lovie, 2004, Gateshead - Architecture in a Changing English Urban Landscape, p 70-71; R.F. Nisbet, 1973, Whickham Tower Block: the design and construction of a 30 storey block of flats, The Structural Engineer, Vols 51-52 (1973-4), pages 225-231; English Heritage (Listing) Advisor's Report 17 August 2009; Northern County Archaeological Services 2010, Ravensworth Road Estate, Gateshead, Historic Buildings Recording