1-14, PRIORY GREEN (See details for further address information)

NZ2664NE PRIORY GREEN 1833/26/10127 BYKER 22-JAN-07 1-14 RABY STREET BYKER (West side) 56-64 NORFOLK SQUARE BYKER 1-19 (Formerly listed as including: NORFOLK SQUARE BYKER 1-18)

GV II* Six terraces of houses and flats. 1972-5 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Stanley Miller Ltd. Pale metric modular brick on timber frame, with dark green vertical cladding to nos.2-9, 11-14 Priory Green, and in blue to Nos. 13-17 Norfolk Square. Pale blue contrasting pitch metal roofs with deep eaves supported on plywood box beam purlins. Two storeys. Nos. 2 and 4, 14 and 16 Norfolk Square, and nos. 62 and 64 Raby Street are flats, though occupying similar plan to the houses. Projecting porches, also with dark green cladding and those to Priory Green with metal roofs. Nos. 1-9 with blue-clad projecting porches. The flats and houses on Raby Street with projecting metal hoods to doors. Projecting timber canopy covering entrance to Norfolk Square from Raby Street. Timber windows in timber surrounds, with aluminium sliding opening lights, no. 14 Norfolk Square renewed in upvc. Timber doors with glazed panels, some renewed in hardwood. Stained timber fences on brick walls. Interiors not Inspected. This little group epitomises the arrangement of semi-private courtyards of which much of the low-rise parts of Byker are comprised, and this is an early and good example. HISTORY: See under 1-75 Dunn Terrace

SOURCES: See under 1-75 Dunn Terrace