ArchitectureNotable buildings destroyed in Newcastle-upon-tyne in the 1960s and 70s for modern...

Notable buildings destroyed in Newcastle-upon-tyne in the 1960s and 70s for modern replacements

  1. The royal arcade designed by john dobson (famous architect here in the north east designed lots of notable structures) builti between 1831 and 1832 demolished in 1963 to be replaced by swan house now 55 degrees north

  2. Bad quality sorry but its the orignal Newcastle town hall on bigg market ,now 1 cathedral square , the town hall was built in 1863 and demolished in 1973

  3. Ymca building built in 1900 and demolished about 1970 to make the new eldon square entrance

  4. Pearl assurance house built in 1904 and demolished in 1971 , repalced by the new Pearl assurance house

  5. The douglas hotel , built in 1877 and demolished in 1971 , repalced by goerdie pride pub underground and above ground was an office block , which as far as I know is now a Hampton on hilton

I will add more as i find more info i just couldn't type more because if i went of reddit for longer than 15 seconds it'd restart the page which removed all my post

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