Gosforth, Newcastle School for Boys, gymnasium and classroom

HER Number:
16133

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Gosforth, Newcastle School for Boys, gymnasium and classroom

Place:
Gosforth

Map Sheet:
NZ26NW

Class:
Education

Site Type: Broad:
School

Site Type: Specific:
Secondary School

General Period:
Modern

Specific Period:
C20

Form of Evidence:
Demolished Building

Description:
Newlands (c.1890s) (HER 16132) now Newcastle School for Boys is shown on the 1919 OS plan with a garage NNE of the house. It was built for colliery owner John Henry Reah. Anecdotal evidence suggests that this structure was the first private automobile garage in Gosforth dating to the early 20th century. A second garage was built ENE of the house. Its date of construction is unclear but it may have been in place by 1924 and moved when the house was converted into a school. The gymnasium and classroom block were added in the late 1940s and 1980s respectively. The classroom block, garages and part of the gymnasium were recorded ahead of demolition in 2007 as part of a redevelopment scheme.

Easting:
2474

Northing:
6759

Grid Reference:
NZ24746759

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
The Archaeological Practice Ltd., 2007, Newcastle School for Boys, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Historic Buildings Recording