Central Arcade
The Central Arcade in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is an Edwardian shopping arcade built in 1906 and designed by Oswald and Son, of Newcastle. It is in the Central Exchange building, which was built by Richard Grainger in 1836–38 to the designs of John Wardle and George Walker. The Central Arcade is Grade II* listed.
The Central Exchange is a triangular building which was intended to be a corn exchange but became a subscription newsroom. In 1870 the Institution for Promoting the Fine Arts converted the newsroom into an art gallery, concert hall and theatre.
This was replaced by a vaudeville theatre in 1897, but in 1901 the interior was destroyed by fire, after which the current Central Arcade was built within the walls of the original building. The original flooring was executed by Rust's Vitreous Mosaics of Battersea, but has since been replaced. The faience tiles on the walls were manufactured by Burmantoft's of Leeds.
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Interior of Central Arcade -
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Entrance to Central Arcade -
Date plaque in the Central Arcade -
Central Exchange building on Grainger Street with Monument on left and Market Street on right.
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References
- ^ Historic England. "Central Arcade (1355247)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- ^ "The Central Arcade, Newcastle". Architecture.knoji.com. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ David Morton (17 April 2018). "Newcastle's magnificent Central Arcade in the 1980s – and the same view today". Newcastle Chronicle. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Burmantofts Pottery (1983) Bradford Art Gallery & Museums and Leeds City Museum p15
External links
Media related to Central Arcade, Newcastle at Wikimedia Commons
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