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PRN | 215 | ||||
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Site or location name | Gosforth Drill Hall | ||||
Summary | Gosforth Magistrates Court | ||||
Description | Two storey brick building with balcony window over entrance. Hall to rear. Used as Magistrates court until recently demolished. Google Streetview shows new building development on site. Units in 1914 unclear but possibly 5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (G and H Company) and Northern Cyclist Battalion (G Company). | ||||
Monument Type | DRILL HALL;DRILL HALL | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | BRICK | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | |||||
Site Location | South side of West Ave, | ||||
Postcode | |||||
Map Reference | NGR: NZ2432767869 (424327, 567869) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Destroyed (12-08-2015) | ||||
Threat | Building work | ||||
Signif | High | ||||
Source | |||||
Osborne, Mike (2006) Always Ready: The Drill Halls of Britain's Volunteer Forces. Partizan Press. Leigh-on-Sea. | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (25-06-2014) | ||||
Copiled On | 12-08-2015 | ||||
Last Updated | 12-08-2015 |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
Gosforth Magistrates Court, formerly Gosforth Drill Hall (West Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear). Front elevation, West Avenue. (File name: 215_342.jpg) |
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