Photographs Of Newcastle: John Dobson Street

John Dobson Street was opened on 6th May 1970, and at that time was the first new major street in Newcastle city centre for over 100 years. The street is named after architect John Dobson (1787 - 1865), who along with Richard Grainger, redesigned the centre of Newcastle in neoclassical style during the 19th century.

The new street was part of the 1960s 'city in the sky' vision; with pedestrian walkways, Princess Square and Bewick Court flats, all built above the road.

Laing Art Gallery is located just off the street and in 2009 a new City Library building was opened on the corner of John Dobson Street and New Bridge Street.

In early 2017 John Dobson Street has recently been adapted to make it more cycle friendly.

Description courtesy of Co-Curate

14th January 2025

Bewick Court.

Did someone leave a tap running?

15th July 2024

North Street.

2nd June 2024

Megabus Bus Stop.

11th August 2023

North Street, nos. 10 to 14.

North Street, nos. 5, 7 & 9.

North Street.

23rd May 2023

John Dobson Street Plaque.

City and County of Newcastle upon Tyne

This street named after John Dobson

The 19th Century Newcastle architect

Was opened 6th May 1970 by Coun. Neville G. Trotter B.COM.FCA

Chairman of the traffic highways & transpoort committee 1967-70

Designed & constructed by the department of the city enginner

D.T. Bradshaw esq FICE FI MUN E DIP TP

December 2022

North Street, nos. 10 to 14.

3 houses, then restaurant. Third quarter of C18. English bond brick; purple slate roof with flat stone gable coping. 3 storeys, 6 bays.

Step up to hardboard- covered door of central house; similar doors to other houses, all in round architraves with frieze and cornice. Wide boxes to sashes, some renewed, with glazing bars, almost flush with wall face, under cambered brick arches; plain brick sills. Ground floor sashes partly covered; some top floor sashes have late C19 glazing bars. Left end chimney. 2 gaslamps on brackets attached to wall: square, tapered, with cylindrical ventilators on pyramidal tops.

Grade 2 Listed. Source: Historic England.

North Street, nos. 5, 7 & 9.

16th June 2022

Breakfast Time.

I interrupted a Seagull tucking into it's breakfast.

1st November 2021

North Street.

13th October 2021

The Five Swans.

A wetherspoons pub on the corner of St. Mary's Place.

26th November 2017

New Bridge Street Junction.

19th September 2017

New Cycle Path.

3rd April 2017

Bewick Court Art.

29th March 2017

Bewick Court Art.

21st March 2017

Metrovick House.

1930's office block originally owned by electrical engineers Metropolitan-Vickers. Now student accommodation.

N.C.P. Car Park.

Durant Road Junction.

North Street, nos. 10 to 14.

3 houses, now restaurant. Third quarter of C18. English bond brick; purple slate roof with flat stone gable coping. 3 storeys, 6 bays.

Step up to hardboard covered door of central house; similar doors to other houses, all in round architraves with frieze and cornice. Wide boxes to sashes, some renewed, with glazing bars, almost flush with wall face, under cambered brick arches; plain brick sills. Ground floor sashes partly covered; some top floor sashes have late C19 glazing bars. Left end chimney. 2 gaslamps on brackets attached to wall: square, tapered, with cylindrical ventilators on pyramidal tops.

Grade 2 Listed. Source: Sitelines.