Nos. 1-15, And Attached Fences

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

NZ2764SW HOULET GRATH 1833/31/10162 Byker 22-JAN-07 Nos. 1-15, and attached fences

GV II* Two terraces of houses, with single detached house (no.15) at end, and two flats (Nos. 5 and 6) and house (no.7) forming frontage to small enclosed playground. 1976-8 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor, Shepherd Construction. Buff metric modular brick on timber frame, with red brick to Nos. 1-4, and orange bricks to one wall of Nos. 8-15, forming variegated corner patterns with the buff brick. Brown weatherboarding. Blue metal monopitch roofs on plywood box beam purlins. Nos. 1-3 with brown vertical weatherboarding to courtyard, and yellow door hoods. No.4 has projecting brick porch. End bird boxes. No.5 has weatherboarded porch, orange side wall and bird box. No. 6 with rear projection. Nos. 8-15 with high weatherboarded eaves above strip first-floor windows. All windows of timber in timber surrounds with aluminium opening lights; timber doors with glazed panel, some renewed in hardwood. Interiors not inspected. Blue fences an integral part of the composition. Courtyard lined with railway sleepers.

HISTORY: see under Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.

SOURCES: see under Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.