3 Eslington Road

3 Eslington Road

HER Number
17584
District
Newcastle
Site Name
3 Eslington Road
Place
Jesmond
Map Sheet
NZ26NE
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Terraced House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Substantial later Victorian terrace house, built in 1877 as part of the Brandling Village development. Constructed of brick in English Garden Wall Bond 1 & 3 with tooled dressings of sandstone ashlar. Three storeys. It is an asymmetrical plan at the junction of two terraces. Known as 'Eslington Tower' due to the polygonal bay set at the angle with a slated spire above eaves level. Double width front door surrounded by Doric pilasters with fluted detail ablove and dentilled cornice. The house has latterly been in use as a school (part of Central High School). Inside original cornices, skirtings, ceiling roses and the staircase survive. Being converted into five flats in 2017.
Easting
425310
Northing
565500
Grid Reference
NZ425310565500
Sources
BW Architecture, 2017, Heritage Statement