Sunco House, India House, Curtis Mayfield House
Sunco House, India House, Curtis Mayfield House
HER Number
12910
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Sunco House, India House, Curtis Mayfield House
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Commercial Office
Site Type: Specific
Commercial Office
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
A decorative steel-framed commercial building of the 1920s. Split into Sunco House, India House and Curtis Mayfield House. Six storeys in brick, concrete and stone, with steel-framed windows. Art-Deco style decoration including eight-pointed stars.
Easting
425177
Northing
564304
Grid Reference
NZ425177564304
Sources
Archaeological Services University of Durham, August 2006, East Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne - archaeological desk-based assessment and photographic record, part 2: gazetteer, pages 179-181; Gifford, 2007, East Pilgrim Street, Phase II, Newcastle upon Tyne - Condition Appraisal and Conservation Statement; Heritage Architecture Ltd. 2006, Historical Assessment of East Pilgrim Street, Newcastle