Carliol House

Carliol House is a Grade II listed office building located on Market Street East in Newcastle upon Tyne, constructed between 1924 and 1928. Designed by Tait Burnet and Lorne, with L. J. Couves and Partners for the North Eastern Electric Supply Company, the building features Portland stone, granite, and a Frosterley marble doorcase, topped with a lead corner turret roof.

The structure is seven storeys tall and consists of 28 bays, with a rounded corner on the left side. The central four bays are highlighted by steps leading up to three double doors, which are flanked by stout Greek Doric columns. These columns support a fluted architrave and a dentilled coved surround that encases the doorway and adjacent windows, with grey granite blocks positioned below the windows. Above the door, a panel on guttae-like brackets displays the name "CARLIOL HOUSE" in low relief.

The first floor features a projection that extends from the ground floor, enclosing the four central bays. This level has prominent block lintels and shallow triangular-section pilasters between the windows, which rise to the next floor. The first-floor windows are similarly styled, while vertical recessed panels contain windows for the second, third, and fourth floors, all beneath a cornice. The fifth-floor windows are smaller and set below a deep dentilled cornice, with plainer windows and cornice detailing at the top floor.

On the ground floor, the left corner has a shop window inserted into the entrance, along with two other renewed shop windows. A bronze plaque to the right of the main entrance explains the origin of the name "Carliol Croft," which was once open ground within the walls of Newcastle. Additionally, a bronze plaque on the left return to Pilgrim Street commemorates Sir Joseph Wilson Swan, an inventor of the incandescent lamp and a pioneer in photography, with a low relief portrait created by Richard A. Ray A.R.C.A. in 1931. This plaque acknowledges the significant contributions Sir Joseph made to the electricity industry.