The bank is in the Edwardian Baroque style, of sandstone ashlar with rusticated ground floor and pilasters extending to the eaves on the corners, surmounted by broken-bed pediments in a deeply-moulded cornice. To the centre Ionic pilasters divide the window openings. There are large round-headed arched window and door surrounds with prominent, carved keystones to the ground floor. The rectangular window openings to the upper floors are embellished in the central part of the first floor by broken-bed pediments. The stone chimneys have cornice detail.
The interior of the Banking Hall survives largely intact and is well-kept with original cornicing and decorative leaf mouldings, ceiling roses to the corners and attractive lights to the top of the doors. The ground floor window frames have interesting and unusual carved detail, with replacement alloy frames to the upper floors.
STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE
The Lloyd’s Bank building enjoys a prominent corner position where its dignified presence can have greatest impact, on a principal street at the centre of Gateshead. The grandiose architectural style befits its function as home to a financial institution as well as clearly differentiating the public ground floor space from the private upper floors. At the time it was built it would have been in a key position, adjacent to the seat of civic power, when there were also many significant buildings on the other side of the road which are now gone. It is, therefore, an important commercial survival.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
There was a branch of Lloyds on this site during the Victorian period, until this rebuilding at cost of £5500. The manager at the time of rebuilding was J W Dick.
MATERIALS Sandstone
ARCHITECT George Reavell Jnr, Alnwick
DATES 1914
The building was formerly on the Gateshead Local List but was listed Grade II in 2023.

This homely, rustic dwelling was originally the southern end of a long terrace of cottages at Portobello. It appears from the historic mapping that these may have been present for some time, as the arrangement is rather informal, and the important use of the wonderful rustic pantiles suggests a relatively early date. However, the frontage under the paint, is of (what appears to be) snecked stonework, which was normally employed later in the 19th century. The rubble-built side of the cottage is so heavily obscured by cement mortar as to give nothing away, save for a slight leaning out of the walls, which indicate that the roofing material is original, as it would have been heavier than, for example, heather thatch. The remains of the adjacent cottage show that the deep rear wall was solidly built of stone, whereas the front was of brick. This could indicate that the houses had been refronted – potentially offering an explanation for the unusual combination of pantiles with snecked stonework. If this was the case, it would also explain why the window openings are so regular and do not show any signs of alteration, as an old cottage could be expected to (it would have normally had smaller, less regular windows). A strange rendered extension, with new pantiles, has been added to the front of the house, incorporating raised gables in imitation of the upper wall left from the adjacent terrace on the main building. Also, what looks a coal house in brick and slate, with adjacent brick round-topped boundary wall, has been added to the front at some time, although it is not depicted on any mapping. It appears to be of around the later 19th or early 20th century, and the necessity of adding it may indicate that the building was relatively early in that it was not built with a coal house. In summary, the building is intriguing, and of some historical importance as well as rustic charm. FUTURE RECOMMENDATIONS
It would be positive if more research could be undertaken on the house, for example n terms of historic mapping before the Ordnance Survey, to ascertain a better construction date. MATERIALS Sandstone (painted), clay pantiles DATES Early 19th century? LOCAL LIST

Tigh-na-glen, Ferndene, Kilcreggan, Woodlands, Hillcrest and Rosedale. LOCAL LIST

This school house was built in association with Winlaton West Lane Primary School. ARCHITECT Mr T C Nicholson BUILDER Mr Thomas March CLERK OF WORKS James Eadie DATES 1877 LOCAL LIST

These 3 storey commercial premises were built as part of the re-organisation of the area arising from the building of the High Level Bridge, and form an interesting quadrilateral block with the Listed 1- 7 Wellington Street and the Railway Club. Constructed in richly textured local pinkish brick, laid in English Bond, the age difference between this and the more industrial red brick of the adjacent railway club is apparent. The well-executed stone detailing lifts the building further from the ordinary, with the endearing eared architraves to the window surrounds being of particular interest, but also including the framing chamfered rusticated quoins, heavy eaves cornice and string course between ground and first floors. Whilst the windows have been replaced, they are at least consistent in being of metal (centrally pivoted), and the modern shopfront is also of metal rather than plastic. Unfortunately the stone features to the ground floor – a rusticated, segmental-arched door surround and column – have been painted, but a fanlight remains over the door, echoing the quality and grandeur of the rest of the building. To the rear, the property is in a typical warehouse style with simpler windows and iron staircases. First advert 1853. In 1929 the occupiers were 9: J B Paton (café) and 11: Ryott & Swan/ J F Greene (solicitors) and C Brown (tailor).MATERIALS Brick, stone, metal DATES c1850 LOCAL LIST

These single storey shops are set into the rusticated stonework of the railway bridge of the former Gateshead East Railway Stations, with its striking basket arches (including some polygonal voussoirs) framing of each of the nine 20’ span bays. They were built at a time when the commercial area around the stations and engineering works was expanding to take advantage of the opportunities for passing trade, and help offset the costs of such a large-scale construction programme. They have retained their original, good quality, decorative shopfronts. The slender columnar mullions crowned with detailed Corinthian capitals, with large plate-glass windows, timber panelled stall-risers, and traditional canted inset doorways make an important contribution to the area both visually and historically. The third arch from the east is open, and leads onto Bankwell Lane. It, and presumably all the other arches, has rustic, block-masonry facing, and brick soffit. Adjacent, the fourth from the east became the ornate entrance to the second (1887) Gateshead East Station, although it had previously housed a saddler. The arch and cornice have been given chamfers, a hood-mould has been added, and heavy brackets support the cornice and terminate the pilasters. Decoratively-panelled iron gates frame a stone panel with an Art Nouveau window. The ashlar parapet defined in the bridge above is a reminder of the importance of the now lost station buildings. They make a uniquely important contribution to the character of the Bridges Conservation Area, tied as they are, so completely to the historic industrial nature of the site. These buildings were the initial home of the Gateshead Industrial Co-operative Society (c1862 – 1877) before the building of premises on Jackson Street in 1881. MATERIALS Sandstone, timber DATES c1850 LOCAL LIST

Premises of Geoff Thompson Cars. This fine, art deco influenced, single-storey commercial premises was formerly a Co-op building, and all the signs of the Co-operative quality of detailing show. It was designed by W G Townsend Gray, who was also responsible for the 1925 Co-op on Jackson Street. Originally of symmetrical proportions, it has undergone some alterations, and an extension to the side, but these have not harmed its aesthetic advantages unduly as the key architectural features and overall form are still visible. It is built of sand-faced brick with stone dressings, which were originally left bare but are now painted over, and a hipped, slated roof partially hidden behind a parapet. The architectural emphasis is squarely on the front elevation, with little or no attention paid to the other elevations. It is here that the geometric detailing is seen, with timber pilasters (featuring diamond lozenges and stepped ‘tongues’) towards the centre of the shopfront echoing that of the structural brick ones to the edges of the building. The stall risers have been retained, although the glazed bricks proposed on the plans are not in place. It appears that the decorative glazing bars to the upper lights may still be present, hidden behind fascias, but the doors have been replaced in alterations. It would be positive if an opportunity arose for the uncovering and/or restoration of original features and the removal of the paint. MATERIALS Sand-faced brick, timber, slate ARCHITECT W G Townsend Gray
(CWS) DATES 1932 LOCAL LIST

Bridge FEP/69 LOCAL LIST

Pinfold cottage is a 2 storey dwelling which was originally the western half of a larger dwelling (with no. 4 Village West) constructed for John and Jane Newton in 1752. It was divided in the later 19th century. It is of coursed sandstone with a Welsh slate roof, ridge tiles and a brick chimney (with deep red burnished pots) to the west end of the ridge. Window openings have stone lintels and sills and 2 over 2 horned sashes. The door has been inserted between the eastern window and the door case of no. 4, with stone jambs and lintel. Rainwater goods are historic and of cast iron. There are small round-topped stone gate piers to the entrance, which may be contemporary with the house. The cottage makes an important contribution to the group of listed buildings around it, which are an early reminder of the character of old Ryton Village. It is of significant age and well-built, and the stone has not been cleaned unlike the adjacent buildings. It is a charming and warm building, which retains the simple refinement of its era. It was still lived in by the Newton family in the 1901 census, when Mary Ann Newton was the head of the household at age 79! MATERIALS Sandstone, Welsh slate DATES 1752 LOCAL LIST

1920 gate lodge, brick with stone quoins and castellated entrance bay. Described in the Conservation Area Character Statement as 'eclectic' and 'whimsical'. A two storey lodge house. It is of richly coloured, varied brick with stone quoins, sills and lintels. The roof is very steeply pitched and of Westmorland slate with a brick chimney set at a 45 degree angle on the ridge. There are timber multipane sash windows and a wheel window to the gable. The heavy classical detail to the eaves and gable is of timber and consists of a cornice with dentil moulding beneath. There is a castellated turret (semi-protruding) to the side adjacent to the gate piers, and ornate brackets to the porch. The only visible addition is a small and unobtrusive alarm box, which is triangular and therefore matches the shape of the gable. This lodge house stands out both in terms of the quality of the materials used and the attention to design details – befitting its status as the lodge to an important, high quality house. The warmth and variation of the brick colour – in a spectrum from dark (almost black) to sandy colours, through the rich reds which predominate – lends a sense of age which belies the 75 or so years of its existence, and a pleasing aesthetic interest. The colour variation continues with the golden sandstone dressings, green-grey roof and white painted timber. Shape variations include circles, triangles and many rectangles. The attractive elements include the turret, wheel window, gable and eaves moulding – but perhaps the most individual and quirky detail is the jaunty angle of the chimney. It is a key part of the composition of the Grove, within the grounds of which it lies, and its gardens. MATERIALS Brick, sandstone, Westmorland slate, timber ARCHITECT Henry Gibson, N. Shields DATES Plans 1915, built c1920. The original 18th century lodge was demolished in the 19th century. This replacement was built at the same time as extensions to Ryton Grove. LOCAL LIST