Tyne and Wear : Newcastle upon Tyne

Lever Brothers Newcastle office, designed by William and Segar Owen 1901-1902. (Unfortunately I forgot to take my wide angle lens with me to Newcastle)

Lever Brothers Newcastle office, designed by William and Segar Owen 1901-1902.

Nos 6-8 are a former music hall and bar of 1902, No. 10 (left) Is a re-fronting of 1898 by Robert Burns Dick of a c16th and c18th building.

Nos 6-8 are a former music hall and bar of 1902, No. 10 (left) Is a re-fronting of 1898 by Robert Burns Dick of a c16th and c18th building.

Designed by SD Robbins and built in 1906, probably the first steel framed building in Newcastle.

Listing descrition, - Public house and music-hall. 1902 by A. Stockwell; originally the 'Carlton' P.H. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. 3 storeys and attic, 3 bays. Ground floor has recessed entrance at right, curved window with slender pilasters at left. Bracketed ground-floor entablature. Upper floors have narrow sashes in end bays, paired sashes in centre, all in architraves; pediments above first-floor end windows and end pilasters. Dentils to these and to central window cornice. Top dentilled cornice breaks forward over panelled end pilasters. Similar short pilasters with ball finials flank pedimented shaped gable containing keyed roundel. False segmental broken pediment, with central ball finial, below roundel. Steeply-pitched roof has corniced end chimneys. Historical note: this building replaced the 'Wheatsheaf' P.H., which was owned by one Balmbra in the mid C19 and was the setting for the first performance of the song 'The Blaydon Races' in which it is mentioned.

Listing descrition, - Public house and music-hall. 1902 by A. Stockwell; originally the 'Carlton' P.H. Sandstone ashlar; Welsh slate roof. 3 storeys and attic, 3 bays. Ground floor has recessed entrance at right, curved window with slender pilasters at left. Bracketed ground-floor entablature. Upper floors have narrow sashes in end bays, paired sashes in centre, all in architraves; pediments above first-floor end windows and end pilasters. Dentils to these and to central window cornice. Top dentilled cornice breaks forward over panelled end pilasters. Similar short pilasters with ball finials flank pedimented shaped gable containing keyed roundel. False segmental broken pediment, with central ball finial, below roundel. Steeply-pitched roof has corniced end chimneys. Historical note: this building replaced the 'Wheatsheaf' P.H., which was owned by one Balmbra in the mid C19 and was the setting for the first performance of the song 'The Blaydon Races' in which it is mentioned.

Designed by SD Robbins and built in 1906, probably the first steel framed building in Newcastle.

Oliver Leeson and Wood's eccentric office building dates from 1901. I've always liked the demented bunny keystone on the doorcase! GII listed.

Oliver Leeson and Wood's eccentric office building dates from 1901. I've always liked the demented bunny keystone on the doorcase! GII listed.

Oliver Leeson and Wood's eccentric office building dates from 1901. I've always liked the demented bunny keystone on the doorcase! GII listed.

Oliver Leeson and Wood's eccentric office building dates from 1901. I've always liked the demented bunny keystone on the doorcase! GII listed.