Newcastle, Westgate Road, Parcel Office

HER Number:
13490

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Newcastle, Westgate Road, Parcel Office

Place:
Newcastle

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Communications

Site Type: Broad:

Site Type: Specific:
Postal System Structure

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Central Station Parcel Office. 1906. Three wide, weatherboarded gables. Demolished 2010. Recorded prior to demolition in 2006 and 2010. The 2010 recording focused on the main Westgate Road façade which had been covered by boarding in 2006.

Easting:
2487

Northing:
6389

Grid Reference:
NZ24876389

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p 117; NPA Ltd, 2010, Former Parcels Office, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne - Historic Building Recording; WAA Ltd. 2013, Former Parcels Office, Westgate Rd - Archaeological Excavation & Watching Brief