Ouseburn, Albion Row, Ouseburn Schools

HER Number:
5580

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Ouseburn, Albion Row, Ouseburn Schools

Place:
Ouseburn

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
School

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Opened in 1893. Closed in 1960s and re-opened in 1993 as a Business Development Centre. Built by F.W. Rich and characterised by Dutch type gables, decorative moulded brickwork and pagoda style turrets similar to those found on Burmese temples. LISTED GRADE 2

Easting:
2652

Northing:
6425

Grid Reference:
NZ26526425

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5580 >> Pers. Comm. M. Greatbatch, 2004, Ouseburn Heritage Officer; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 29; Elain Harwood, 2010, England's Schools - History, architecture and adaptation, page 95; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 137; John Penn, 2009, The Enigmatic Architect: Frank West Rich (1840-1929), Archaeologia Aeliana, 5th Series, Vol XXXVIII, pp 139-149