Westgate Road, Parcel Office

HER Number

13490

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Westgate Road, Parcel Office

Place

Newcastle

Map Sheet

NZ26SE

Class

Communications

Site Type: Broad

Postal System Structure

Site Type: Specific

Post Office

General Period

20TH CENTURY

Specific Period

Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Central Station Parcel Office. 1906. Three wide, weatherboarded gables. Demolished 2010. Recorded prior to demolition in 2006 and 2010. The 2010 recording focused on the main Westgate Road façade which had been covered by boarding in 2006.

Easting

424870

Northing

563890

Grid Reference

NZ424870563890

Sources

Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 117; NPA Ltd, 2010, Former Parcels Office, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne - Historic Building Recording; WAA Ltd. 2013, Former Parcels Office, Westgate Rd - Archaeological Excavation & Watching Brief