1-7 Thornborrow House With Fences To Rear

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

NZ2764NW SPIRES LANE 1833/27/10190 Byker 22-JAN-07 (East side) 1-7 Thornborrow House, with fences to rear

GV II*

Block of seven flats and maisonettes. 1974-6 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor; site architect Vernon Gracie; structural engineer, White, Young and Partners; main contractor Shepherd Construction Limited. Pale modular metric brick on concrete block work cross walling with projecting second floor access gallery of red-brown timber supported on pre-cast cantilevers and sheltered by plastic sheet roofs; blue metal roofs with plywood box beam purlins. `L'-shaped block of three storeys. Maisonettes entered from the ground floor have red metal door hoods, with larger hood over larger entrance to upper units, which is placed on the outer corner; doors mainly renewed in hardwood. Windows of timber in timber subframes with aluminium opening lights, mainly sliding. Access gallery with brown timber balustrading and incorporating projecting planting boxes. Interiors not inspected. Green and brown fences to rear of maisonettes.

HISTORY: see Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.

SOURCES: see Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.