2012

NZ2563 : Phoenix House, Queen Street, Newcastle

taken 13 years ago, near to Gateshead, England

This is 1 of 2 images, with title starting with Phoenix House in this square
Phoenix House, Queen Street, Newcastle
Phoenix House, Queen Street, Newcastle
Part of the rebuilding of the area after a fire in 1854. Outline plan by John Dobson, the buildings by William Parnell. Phoenix House is a handsome and much becolumned curved building, built in 1863 for the Royal Insurance Company, whose arms survive above the main entrance (NZ2563 : Detail of Phoenix House, Queen Street, Newcastle). Grade II listed.
Now flats, with an Indian restaurant occupying the ground floor, and dramatically loomed over by the New Tyne Bridge (NZ2563 : New Tyne Bridge, Newcastle).

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Geographical Context: Housing, Dwellings Business, Retail, Services Primary Subject: Building other tags: Victorian Architecture Listed Building Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bridge [977] · Tyne [728] · Newcastle [522] · Tyne Bridge [389] · Building [230] · Grade II Listed [89] Other Photos: · Detail of Phoenix House, Queen Street, Newcastle · 1-13 The Side, Newcastle ·
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NZ2563, 2116 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Richards   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 13 August, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 1 August, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2521 6390 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:58.1453N 1:36.4647W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NZ 2518 6392
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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