Ford Street, Ouseburn Schools, caretaker's house
Ford Street, Ouseburn Schools, caretaker's house
HER Number
8852
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Ford Street, Ouseburn Schools, caretaker's house
Place
Ouseburn
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Caretaker's house to Ouseburn Schools. 1893 by F.W. Rich. English garden wall
bond brick (4 and one) with terracotta dressings; Welsh slate roof. L-plan.
2 storeys, 2 bays,the left projecting and with pedimented gable. Panelled
door to right of gable in egg-and-dart terracotta surround. Left bay has ground-
floor canted bay window and 3 sashes in aedicules on first floor. Right bay
blank. Egg-and-dart moulding to pediment on front and on right return. Steeply-
pitched roof has tall panelled central brick chimney. Included for group value. LISTED GRADE 2
bond brick (4 and one) with terracotta dressings; Welsh slate roof. L-plan.
2 storeys, 2 bays,the left projecting and with pedimented gable. Panelled
door to right of gable in egg-and-dart terracotta surround. Left bay has ground-
floor canted bay window and 3 sashes in aedicules on first floor. Right bay
blank. Egg-and-dart moulding to pediment on front and on right return. Steeply-
pitched roof has tall panelled central brick chimney. Included for group value. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
426510
Northing
564210
Grid Reference
NZ426510564210
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 12/75