Coast Road, Wills' Tobacco Factory, forecourt walls
Coast Road, Wills' Tobacco Factory, forecourt walls
HER Number
9158
District
Newcastle
Site Name
Coast Road, Wills' Tobacco Factory, forecourt walls
Place
Heaton
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Barrier
Site Type: Specific
Wall
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966
Form of Evidence
Structure
Description
Forecourt wall and gates. Mid 1940s.
Portland stone ashlar; wrought iron. Wall about 1.2 m high with gabled copings,
ramped up in stages from east to west. At west end wall is ramped up to a pair
of square gate piers with slipped and chamfered tops. These hold side screens and
double gates, with scrolled ornament, hung from wrought iron inner piers also with
scrolling. At top centre of each gate an enamelled shield. LISTED GRADE 2
Portland stone ashlar; wrought iron. Wall about 1.2 m high with gabled copings,
ramped up in stages from east to west. At west end wall is ramped up to a pair
of square gate piers with slipped and chamfered tops. These hold side screens and
double gates, with scrolled ornament, hung from wrought iron inner piers also with
scrolling. At top centre of each gate an enamelled shield. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
428110
Northing
566890
Grid Reference
NZ428110566890
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 9/810