Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne

The Guildhall is an important civic building in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]

The Guildhall
LocationNewcastle upon Tyne
Coordinates54.96842°N 1.60767°W / 54.96842; -1.60767
Built1655
ArchitectRobert Trollope
Listed Building – Grade I
Designated14 June, 1954
Reference no.1120877
Location of The Guildhall in Tyne and Wear

History

The building was designed by Robert Trollope and completed in 1655.[1] It replaced an earlier facility damaged by fire in 1639.[2] The frontage was rebuilt to designs by William Newton and David Stephenson in 1794.[1] The east end of the building is an extension designed by John Dobson and completed in 1823.[1] The south side is in a classical style and was designed by John and William Stokoe in 1809.[3] The main room is 92 feet long and 30 feet broad.[4] The mayor and sheriff were allowed to hold borough courts there.[5] It was also the meeting place of Newcastle Town Council[6] until 1863 when it re-located to Newcastle Town Hall in St Nicholas Square.[7]

See also

References
  1. Historic England. "The Guildhall and Merchants' Court (1120877)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. "Timeline: 1248 to 1967". Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. "Newcastle, Sandhill, Guildhall | sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk". Twsitelines.info. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  4. Mackenzie, Eneas (1827). "'Public buildings: The Exchange', in Historical Account of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Including the Borough of Gateshead". Newcastle-upon-Tyne. pp. 215–218. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. Middlebrook, Sydney (1950). Newcastle upon Tyne, Its Growth and Achievement. SR Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-85409-523-3.
  6. Ford, Coreena (3 February 2016). "Café at Newcastle's Guildhall could be on the horizon as leisure entrepreneur makes plans". The Chronicle. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  7. "Town Hall & Corn Market, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England". Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal. 1 October 1858. p. 331.
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