172 and 174 Westgate Road
172 and 174 Westgate Road
HER Number
9234
District
Newcastle
Site Name
172 and 174 Westgate Road
Place
Newcastle
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Extant Building
Description
2 houses. Circa 1820. English bond brick with ashlar plinth and dressings. Asbestos
tiled roof in imitation of Welsh slate. 3 storeys, 4 bays in all. 2 steps up to door
of No. 174 at left; long flight up to No. 172; both renewed, 6-panelled doors with
overlights, in panelled surrounds with cornices. Wedge stone lintels and projecting
stone sills to one wide ground floor window and 2 on other floors, all renewed
sashes with glazing bars. Paired stone gutter brackets. Renewed gutter. Ridge brick
chimney. LISTED GRADE 2
tiled roof in imitation of Welsh slate. 3 storeys, 4 bays in all. 2 steps up to door
of No. 174 at left; long flight up to No. 172; both renewed, 6-panelled doors with
overlights, in panelled surrounds with cornices. Wedge stone lintels and projecting
stone sills to one wide ground floor window and 2 on other floors, all renewed
sashes with glazing bars. Paired stone gutter brackets. Renewed gutter. Ridge brick
chimney. LISTED GRADE 2
Easting
424220
Northing
564110
Grid Reference
NZ424220564110
Sources
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural and Historic Interest, 19/575