112 to 118 Grainger Street
112 to 118 Grainger Street
HER Number
8824
District
Newcastle
Site Name
112 to 118 Grainger Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Shop
Site Type: Specific
Shop
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Shops and houses, now shops and restaurant. Circa 1836, probably by John Wardle,
for Richard Grainger. Painted sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. Curved
corner to Market Street. 4 storeys, 5 bays. Ground floor altered. Giant fluted
Ionic attached columns to upper floors. Sashes in plain reveals, most with glazing
bars; some inserted ventilators, Second floor entablature and prominent cornice.
Top floor Windows flanked by panelled pilasters; top cornice and blocking course
with blocks above pilasters. LISTED GRADE 2*
for Richard Grainger. Painted sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. Curved
corner to Market Street. 4 storeys, 5 bays. Ground floor altered. Giant fluted
Ionic attached columns to upper floors. Sashes in plain reveals, most with glazing
bars; some inserted ventilators, Second floor entablature and prominent cornice.
Top floor Windows flanked by panelled pilasters; top cornice and blocking course
with blocks above pilasters. LISTED GRADE 2*
Easting
424810
Northing
564270
Grid Reference
NZ424810564270
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/269