Akenside House is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Office. 5 related planning applications.

Akenside House

WRENN ID
blind-tallow-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1987
Type
Office
Source
Historic England listing

Description

NX 2563 NW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE AKENSIDE HILL

24/72 No. 5. (Akenside House)

G.V. II

Offices. Dated 1902. Polished dark granite ground floor; sandstone ashlar above. Dark slate roof with copper dome. 5 storeys and attics. Deeply-projecting eaves cornice. End bays have rusticated pilasters and shallow canted 3-storey bay windows. Centre 5 bays form a shallow bow. First-floor horizontally rusticated with carved date panel above centre window. Second floor has pediments over 3 central windows with elaborate keystones. 2 cartouches surrounded by wreaths, fasces, swags and other ornament between third and fourth floors. Prominent eaves cornice to central 5 bays flanked by oeuil-de-boeuf windows with cornices over and consoles either side. Mansard roof has central octagonal lantern with copper dome.

Listing NGR: NZ2519163934

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