Pilgrim Street
Pilgrim Street runs from the Tyne Bridge to Northumberland Street and was once part of the A1 Motorway before it was diverted away from the city centre. The lower part of the street was demolished during the construction of the Tyne Bridge in the 1920's and in the 1960's notorious local councillor T Dan Smith built Swan House, in my opinion, the worst of his many eyesores that blight the Newcastle skyline.
Pilgrim Street contains, amongst other notable buildings, Alderman Fenwick's House, Newcastle a Grade I listed early 18th century merchant’s house, the newly restored Tyneside Cinema the long abandoned Art Deco former Paramount Theatre later known as the Odeon Cinema.
Now it's probably Newcastle's most run down street although I believe plans are afoot to renovate the area.
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More information:
The Pilgrim Street masterplan
East Pilgrim Street - Regeneration Opportunity Area
Three Thirties at Pilgrim St. Lots of information and a few more photos of Pilgrim Street.
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4 comments:
the GMBU building which is one of the nicer of Pilgrim Street's buildings is not pictured. Many of the treasured buildings of other cities have cathodic protection to prevent the corrosion of the steel frames causing deterioration of the often listed facades, the GMBU building is to my knowledge the only of Newcastle's many at risk buildings with this in place already.
Thanks. I'm not sure where the building is that you mean. I'll add a photo if I find out.
what ever happened to the royal archade?
Info here
Royal Arcade, Royal Arcade and here Royal Arcade.
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