Carliol House

Carliol House
Carliol House at the corner of Pilgrim Street and Market Street
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General information
Coordinates54°58′24″N 1°36′39″W / 54.9734°N 1.6108°W / 54.9734; -1.6108
Year(s) built1924–1927
Technical details
Floor count7
Design and construction
Architect(s)

Carliol House is a Grade II listed building in Newcastle upon Tyne that curved the corner of Market Street East and Pilgrim Street in the city-centre. As of 2024 only the façade of the building remains.

Building

The 7-storey Art Deco building was constructed in the between 1924 and 1927 to be the new headquarters of the North Eastern Electric Supply Company.[1] It was designed by John James Burnet, Thomas S. Tait and Francis Lorne with L J Couves & Partners.[1] The façade of the building uses Portland stone features and classical detailing as well as a plaque commemorating local developer of the incandescent light bulb, Joseph Swan.[2] The internal structure of the building used a steel frame and the doorcase was granite and Frosterley Marble.[3] A dome was at the top of the building.[3] The building featured electric lifts, heating and a central vacuum plant for cleaning.[2] The building also housed the offices of Merz & McLellan.[2]

Recent history

The building gained listed grade II status on 29 March 1987.[3] In the 2010s the building had been used as a branch of sportswear retailer, Start Fitness. Despite objections from Historic Buildings & Places among others the building was given the go-ahead to be largely demolished in the early 2020s.[4] The building had been called "one of the city's finest buildings".[5]

In August 2023, the demolition of the interior of the building was completed whilst retaining the 130 meter long façade.[6] Building work will continue on the larger site, now called the Pigrim's Quarter, until 2025.[6] The development headed up by David and Simon Reuben is part of a £155 million redevelopment scheme.[7] In 2027 the building project will be handed over to HM Revenue and Customs who will be relocating 9000 staff from the Benton Park View site outside of the city centre.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Carliol House". Co-Curate. Newcastle University. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Newcastle, Carliol House". Sitelines. Newcastle City Council. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "CARLIOL HOUSE, Non Civil Parish - 1087029". Historic England. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Carliol House, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne". Historic Buildings & Places. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Fears Newcastle Art Deco building could be largely demolished". BBC News. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Wells, Alex (18 August 2023). "Carliol House has been demolished!". MGL Group. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  7. ^ Holland, Daniel (22 April 2022). "HMRC relocation to Newcastle city centre office block set for approval". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 6 May 2024.