Central Arcade, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Central Arcade
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Interior of the arcade
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Location within Newcastle-upon-Tyne
General information
Location Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Coordinates 54°58′24″N1°36′48″W / 54.9732°N 1.6133°W / 54.9732; -1.6133
OS grid reference NZ248643
Year(s) built1906
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official nameCentral Arcade
Designated14 June 1954
Reference no. 1355247

The Central Arcade is a small shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

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History

The building 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. [1]

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. [2]

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. [3] 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. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "Central Arcade (1355247)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Central Arcade, Newcastle". Architecture.knoji.com. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Morton, David (17 April 2018). "Newcastle's magnificent Central Arcade in the 1980s – and the same view today". Newcastle Chronicle. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  4. ↑ Burmantofts Pottery (1983) Bradford Art Gallery & Museums and Leeds City Museum p15
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