Nos 1-33, With Attached Walls, Fences And Pergolas

This is a perimeter block of flats located in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, built between 1972 and 1975 by Ralph Erskine's Arkitektkontor, with Vernon Gracie as site architect, White, Young and Partners as structural engineers, and Stanley Miller Ltd as main contractor. The block continues the line of the Byker Crescent. The exterior features orange modular metric brick facing Union Road, with pale brick facing the estate, and a banded end wall, all on a concrete block cross-walled frame incorporating pre-cast cantilevers for balconies and access galleries. The roofs are flat and blue metal.

The block is three storeys high, with access galleries incorporating planting boxes. These galleries are reached via stairs on the eastern face, and balconies offer views to the west. On the eastern face, brown timber access galleries with red-brown balustrading and plastic sheet roofing form a two-storey frame; this is complemented by a timber staircase enclosure and a blue timber fence and gate. The western elevation features balconies in vertical pairs, with exceptions at flats 18, 20, 29, 30 and 31. Windows are timber-framed with timber surrounds and aluminium opening lights, primarily sliding. Red and blue glazed doors are on the eastern elevation, with red and yellow projecting kitchen ventilators. Brown doors are found in the garden on the west elevation, and timber doors with glazed panels lead to the balconies. Brown fences run along the western elevation. The interiors remain uninspected.

A brick retaining wall to the south is integrated into the overall design. To the north, a pergola or carport with sheet roofing on a blue and brown timber frame is also an integral part of the design and contributes to the perimeter ‘wall’ of Byker. Its differing character reflects a quieter setting and it adjoins Byker Crescent to the north. Historical and source information can be found alongside the listing for Nos 1-75 Dunn Terrace.