Sallyport Crescent

HER Number

5154

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Sallyport Crescent

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

Terrace

Site Type: Specific

Terrace

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Extant Building

Description

The earliest surviving council-built houses in Newcastle having been constructed in 1913-16 under the supervision of Mr Halford, Property Surveyor to the Corporation. The crescent consists of 44 flats with rear yards enclosed by low walls.

Easting

425440

Northing

564090

Grid Reference

NZ425440564090

Sources

<< HER 5154 >> I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 74; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 35 and 130