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Housing Department Area Offices

Housing Department Area Offices in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Housing Department Area Offices is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

Newburn Town Hall is a former municipal building in Newburn Road, Newburn, a district of Newcastle upon Tyne, in Tyne and Wear, England. The building, which is currently in mixed commercial and residential use, is a Grade II listed building.

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Background

History

Following significant population growth, largely associated with the mining industry, a local board of health was established in Newburn in 1893. The local board established its offices in Mosley Street in central Newcastle. After the Newburn District Local Board of Health was replaced by Newburn Urban District Council in 1894, the town clerk for the new council was initially based in the offices in Mosley Street. After finding this arrangement unsatisfactory, the new council decided to commission dedicated offices. The site they selected was open ground on the west side of Newburn Road. The new building was designed by Edward Cratney in the Baroque Revival style, built in red brick with…

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Coordinates
54.9844, -1.7438
Address
Newburn Road, Newburn
Established
1910

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Housing Department Area Offices?
Housing Department Area Offices is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9844°, -1.7438°.
When was Housing Department Area Offices built?
Housing Department Area Offices dates to 1910.