Typically lavish Victorian fusion of a variety of motifs, and a turret as corner accent. The overall effect is smoothness and grandeur. There is some slightly offbeat rustication going on here too. By Armstrong & Knowles, 1894. Grade II listed.
Shops occupied by a branch of Burger King and Dunsford Office Furniture.
Newcastle's 'new' co-op was built on Newgate Street in 1932. Although 'art decor' in style, it gave more than a nod to Egypt where Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb had just taken place. See http://www.timmonet.co.uk/html/newcastle_co-op.htm