Scottish Provident House is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1971. Offices. 4 related planning applications.
Scottish Provident House
- WRENN ID
- under-timber-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1971
- Type
- Offices
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NZ 2464 SE NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE MOSLEY STREET (north side) 20/390 No. 31 (Scottish 17.12.71 Provident House) G.V. II Offices. 1906 by S. D. Robbins of Newcastle for Scottish Provident Institution. Portland stone with grey granite plinth and doorcases; roof not visible. 4 storeys and basement at right; 10 bays and one curved corner bay at left; 3-bay return to Cloth Market. Granite Tuscan porch on corner with recessed double door in keyed surround; 2 steps to similar door in pedimented doorcase in eighth bay. Rusticated lower floors to dentilled first-floor cornice; Giant Corinthian Order above. Balustrades to second-floor windows in Ionic frames with pulvinated friezes and tall keystones; architraves to third floor. All windows sashes. Low relief SCOTTISH PROVIDENT INSTITUTION on top entablature. Roof balustrade; tall corniced ashlar chimneys. Tall wrought-iron gates to corner door and iron ground floor window guards. Historical note: said to have been the first 'gridiron' construction in Newcastle.
Listing NGR: NZ2496664070
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