Ouseburn, Ford Street, Ouseburn Schools, caretaker's house

HER Number:
8852

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Ouseburn, Ford Street, Ouseburn Schools, caretaker's house

Place:
Ouseburn

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

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

Easting:
2651

Northing:
6421

Grid Reference:
NZ26516421

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 12/75