Built c 1837 for Richard Grainger. Two wings with curved corner bays, uniquely embellished with tripartite windows on every floor, even the attic; there are eight bays in-between the wings in the plain Clayton Street style. The buildings are Grade II listed Link .
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