108 and 110 Grainger Street
108 and 110 Grainger Street
HER Number
9105
District
Newcastle
Site Name
108 and 110 Grainger Street
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Commercial
Site Type: Broad
Shopping Parade
Site Type: Specific
Shopping Parade
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
Shops and houses, now shops. Circa 1836, probably by John Wardle, for Richard
Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; roof not visible. 4 storeys, 5 bays. Ground floor
altered. Upper floors have giant Ionic Order. Flat pilasters, the inner 4 fluted,
flank sashes with glazing bars in plain reveals. Second floor has sill band and
entablature with prominent cornice. Top floor has panelled pilasters flanking
windows, some altered, under cornice and blocking course with blocks above
pilasters. LISTED GRADE 2*
Grainger. Sandstone ashlar; roof not visible. 4 storeys, 5 bays. Ground floor
altered. Upper floors have giant Ionic Order. Flat pilasters, the inner 4 fluted,
flank sashes with glazing bars in plain reveals. Second floor has sill band and
entablature with prominent cornice. Top floor has panelled pilasters flanking
windows, some altered, under cornice and blocking course with blocks above
pilasters. LISTED GRADE 2*
Easting
424800
Northing
564250
Grid Reference
NZ424800564250
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 20/268