Newcastle University, Bedson Building

HER Number:
9763

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle University, Bedson Building

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW NZ26SW

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:
Faculty Building

Site Type: Specific:
Faculty Building

General Period:
20TH CENTURY

Specific Period:
Mid 20th Century 1933 to 1966

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
Now the School of Chemistry, Planned 1939 completed stage 1 1949 and stage 2 1959 by W.B. Edwards & Partners. Simple modern design of four storeys, the top one recessed behind a canopy roof. Named the Bedson Building in 1983 after P P Bedson, Professor of Chemistry 1882-1921. The building also houses part of the Geology Department.

Easting:
424620

Northing:
564890

Grid Reference:
NZ424620564890

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
N. Pevsner and I. Richmond (second edition revised by J. Grundy, G. McCombie, P. Ryder, H. Welfare), 1992, The Buildings of England - Northumberland, page 451