6 to 12 Leazes Crescent
6 to 12 Leazes Crescent
HER Number
8930
District
Newcastle
Site Name
6 to 12 Leazes Crescent
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
Terrace
Site Type: Specific
Terrace
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
This terrace was listed Grade II in 1987 with the following description:
'6 houses. 1829-30 by Thomas Oliver for Richard Grainger. Stucco with Welsh slate roof; brick and rendered chimneys. 2 storeys; each house 3 bays. Right 6-panelled doors, all with overlights in plain reveals. Elliptical-headed recesses contain doors and sash windows, most with glazing bars; some blind. Floor bands except to No.9. Added rinceau frieze to No.6. Central house has entablature; blocking course throughout. Rounded left corner.'
'6 houses. 1829-30 by Thomas Oliver for Richard Grainger. Stucco with Welsh slate roof; brick and rendered chimneys. 2 storeys; each house 3 bays. Right 6-panelled doors, all with overlights in plain reveals. Elliptical-headed recesses contain doors and sash windows, most with glazing bars; some blind. Floor bands except to No.9. Added rinceau frieze to No.6. Central house has entablature; blocking course throughout. Rounded left corner.'
Easting
424470
Northing
564740
Grid Reference
NZ424470564740
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 15/358; Newcastle City Council, 2000, Leazes Conservation Area Character Statement, pages 20-21; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 17; https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1087059