University of Northumbria, Ellison Building

HER Number:
9771

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
University of Northumbria, Ellison Building

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE NZ26SE

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:
Polytechnic

Site Type: Specific:
Polytechnic

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Late 20th Century 1967 to 2000

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
The Polytechnic was founded in 1969 incorporating the Rutherford College of Technology. The Ellison Building, Library and Lipman Building were built for Rutherford College of Technology in the 1960s by George Kenyon, City Architect.

Easting:
425280

Northing:
564800

Grid Reference:
NZ425280564800

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
N. Pevsner and I. Richmond (second edition revised by J. Grundy, G. McCombie, P. Ryder, H. Welfare), 1992, The Buildings of England - Northumberland, page 453; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 40, 192 and 195