Heaton, Kingsley Place, No. 25 (home of John Gilroy)

Tyne and Wear HER(17313): Heaton, Kingsley Place, No. 25 (home of John Gilroy) - Details

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HER Number:
17313

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Heaton, Kingsley Place, No. 25 (home of John Gilroy)

Place:
Heaton

Map Sheet:
NZ26NE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
House

Site Type: Specific:
Terraced House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
John Gilroy 1898-1985 Lived in this house as a boy. Royal Portrait painter, Advertising designer & artist famous for the Guinness Zoo Animals & World War II posters 'Be like Dad - Keep Mum'.

Easting:
2654

Northing:
6524

Grid Reference:
NZ26546524

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Commemorative plaque; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilroy_(artist); http://www.guinntiques.com/gilroy.aspx; http://heatonhistorygroup.org/tag/kingsley-place/; David Hughes, 2014, Gilroy was Good for Guinness

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