Jesmond Branch Library is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1998. Library. 9 related planning applications.
Jesmond Branch Library
- WRENN ID
- haunted-gateway-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 April 1998
- Type
- Library
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE NZ 26 NE ST GEORGE'S TERRACE Jesmond Branch Library 1833/9/10059 II
Branch library. 1962-63. Harry Faulkner Brown of Williamson, Faulkner, Brown and Partners. Steel frame painted black. Precast pink granite aggregate panels. Grey brick to administration block. Flat roof. Circular plan to main lending area with "saw-tooth" arrangement of external windows and panels. This is connected to a two-storey administrative block. The "saw-tooth" walls of the circular lending area enables light to be introduced to the side of the bookcases, which are built into the long edges of the serrations, backed by aggregate panels and with glazing above. Recessed fully glazed entrance. This little library is built to a high standard of design, detailing and finishes and uses its circular plan to occupy its corner site with elegance. Awarded RIBA Bronze Medal in 1965. (Architects Journal: 1963-: 1235; Architectural Review: 1963-: 427, 442, The Builder: 1963-: 671-674).
Listing NGR: NZ2528166590
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