68 to 72 Grainger Street (Murton House)
68 to 72 Grainger Street (Murton House)
HER Number
8987
District
Newcastle
Site Name
68 to 72 Grainger Street (Murton House)
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Shop
Site Type: Specific
Shop
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Includes Nos. 30 and 32 Bigg Market on right return. Shops and houses, now
shops. Circa 1836, probably by John Wardle, for Richard Grainger. Sandstone
ashlar; roof not visible; rendered attic. 4 storeys, 5 bays. Ground floor
altered. Upper floors have flat pilasters in giant Ionic Order, the inner ones
fluted. Central bay blind. Sashes, some with glazing bars, in plain reveals.
Second floor entablature with prominent cornice. Top cornice and blocking course
on panelled pilasters. LISTED GRADE 2*
shops. Circa 1836, probably by John Wardle, for Richard Grainger. Sandstone
ashlar; roof not visible; rendered attic. 4 storeys, 5 bays. Ground floor
altered. Upper floors have flat pilasters in giant Ionic Order, the inner ones
fluted. Central bay blind. Sashes, some with glazing bars, in plain reveals.
Second floor entablature with prominent cornice. Top cornice and blocking course
on panelled pilasters. LISTED GRADE 2*
Easting
424770
Northing
564170
Grid Reference
NZ424770564170
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/264