34 to 40 Grainger Street
34 to 40 Grainger Street
HER Number
8986
District
Newcastle
Site Name
34 to 40 Grainger Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Shop
Site Type: Specific
Shop
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Shop and offices. Circa 1874. Sandstone ashlar; roof not visible. 3 storeys and
attics, 5 bays. Jacobean style. Ground floor altered. Upper floors have tall sashes
with late C19 cross glazing bars. Each floor has pilasters and entablature; first
has Tuscan Order, the central 4 pilasters rusticated; dentilled cornice. Second
floor Ionic, with pulvinated frieze and modillioned cornice. Corinthian to 3 attic
windows with lower pilasters flanking shaped end panels. Scrolled pediment over
centre window rests on long keys. Shaped gable above has central cartouche under
raised pediment; urn finials. LISTED GRADE 2
attics, 5 bays. Jacobean style. Ground floor altered. Upper floors have tall sashes
with late C19 cross glazing bars. Each floor has pilasters and entablature; first
has Tuscan Order, the central 4 pilasters rusticated; dentilled cornice. Second
floor Ionic, with pulvinated frieze and modillioned cornice. Corinthian to 3 attic
windows with lower pilasters flanking shaped end panels. Scrolled pediment over
centre window rests on long keys. Shaped gable above has central cartouche under
raised pediment; urn finials. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
424720
Northing
564070
Grid Reference
NZ424720564070
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/262; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 160