Andrews House Magnet House

Magnet House, also known as Andrews House, is a six-storey office and shop building located in Newcastle upon Tyne, constructed around 1930 for the General Electric Company. It features a steel frame that is clad with brick and Portland stone ashlar, showcasing a modern architectural style with a slightly curved facade and a total of 21 windows.

The ground floor is clad in ashlar and includes a central vehicular access point with a pair of original steel gates inscribed with "M.H." and "A.H." On either side of the entrance are doors leading to upper floor offices, each with double panel doors and name plates above that read "Magnet House" and "Andrews House," along with overlights, one of which has a built-in lantern. Above each doorway, there is a projecting canopy supported by sloping brackets. Flanking the entrances are two shops, with the right shop retaining its original fascia board and the coffee lounge keeping its original front. Further to the left is an additional doorway.

The first floor is also clad in ashlar and features five central windows within a single opening, separated by unusual fluted mullions, and eight slightly taller metal-framed windows on either side. The second and third floors are clad in brick, topped with an ashlar cornice. The windows on these floors are vertically linked with panels in between, and the central three windows have a single ashlar fluted surround. Between these windows are three Art Deco style relief panels depicting painted symbolic figures. On either side, there are nine windows, with those at the ends being slightly narrower, alternating between Art Deco relief panels and moulded ashlar panels.

The fourth floor has three central windows in a single opening with fluted mullions between, and nine metal-framed windows on either side, again with the end windows being slightly narrower. The fifth floor is clad in ashlar and set back behind an ashlar parapet, featuring central windows flanked by nine wider metal-framed windows on either side.