Barrack Road forms part of the A189 and runs north-westerly from St. James' Park to Fenham Barracks (from which the road takes its name), running past Leazes Park and Nun's Moor.
The A189 continues as Ponteland Road, after the junction with Hunters' Road and Brighton Grove. The BBC Broadcasting Centre and the Newcastle Blood Donor Centre are located by this junction.
This page also features a few photos of the now demolished flats on nearby Pitt Street because I don't have a more suitable page for them to belong.
Description courtesy of Co-Curate.
20th September 2026
Barrack Road, The Blue Star public house.
Barrack Road, Queens Court.
Barrack Road, St. James' Park.
Kevin Keegan tributes.
Barrack Road, The Cube.
Barrack Road, Arngrove Court.
Barrack Road, Student Roost.
Barrack Road, Newcastle University Business School.
Barrack Road, The View.
Barrack Road, Sandman Signature.
A hotel in the former Scottish and Newcastle Breweries office building.
23rd August 2026
Barrack Road, St. James' Park crowd barriers.
Fenham Barracks, Loopholed Wall.
Remains of a loopholed walled pillbox of Second World War origin.
B.B.C. Broadcasting Centre.
Opened in 1986, it brought together the BBC's TV and radio operations in Newcastle from a range of locations. Today it is the headquarters of BBC North East and Cumbria, broadcasting three radio stations and BBC One regional programs. Affectionately known as the 'Pink Palace'.
Leazes Court.
Barrack Court (The Drill Hall).
The drill hall was designed as the headquarters of the 1st Northumberland Artillery Volunteers and was completed around 1890. The site also accommodated a riding school and stabling for 14 horses. With the formation of the Territorial Force in 1908, the drill hall became the home of the 1st Northumbrian Brigade, Royal Field Artillery as well as two of its three batteries (the third was at Elswick Ordnance Works in Dunn Street). The brigade was mobilised at the drill hall in August 1914 and, after being deployed to France and being re-designated 250 Brigade in May 1916, it saw action at the Battle of Flers–Courcelette in September 1916, the Battle of Morval also in September 1916 and the Battle of Le Transloy in October 1916.
After the First World War the drill hall became home of 72 (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery, a formation which evolved after the Second World War to become 272 (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery. On the restructuring of the Territorial Army in April 1967, the drill hall became the home of 101st (Northumbrian) Regiment Royal Artillery.
The drill hall was converted for residential use in the early 1980s and the building is now known as Barrack Court.
Source: Wikipedia.
Barrack Road, no. 13, Barrack House.
Barrack Road, The Cube.
Barrack Road, Sutton Dwellings.
Barrack Road, The Blue Star public house.
Barrack Road, St. James' Park, Milburn Stand.
2nd August 2026
St. James' Park.
Vacant site of the Alan Shearer statue.
6th April 2026
8th April 2025
Stanhope Street junction.
10th March 2025
The Black and White Bull public house.
4th December 2024
The Black and White Bull public house.
18th September 2024
Fenham Barracks.
Fenham Barracks (formerly Newcastle Barracks) has almost two centuries of some form of military activity. The building of the barracks was prompted by the Lord Mayor (James Rudmann) writing to the then Home Secretary in 1793 at the instigation of coal and landowners, as well as businessmen, fearing any revolutionary sentiments of the local populace.
Agreement was reached between the Newcastle Companies and the Government in 1804 for a total of 11 acres to be rented annually at a rate of £55. The barracks were originally designed to house cavalry and artillery units. The two-storey barracks were designed by James Johnson and John Saunders and construction was complete by April 1806 and cost £40,000. Room was provided for 271 men and 294 horses or alternatively 601 men and 292 horses.
Further expansion was made to the north as a result of army reforms of the 1870s. Buildings created during this phase included hospital, new guardhouse, reading room, married quarters, magazine and messes. Several of the original barrack blocks were demolished in 1938.
The barracks wall, guard houses, barracks O block, former officers' mess, barracks P block, former segeants' mess are all listed buildings grade 2; the entrance lodges, walls and gate piers are listed buildings grade 2*. The north guard house has been converted into a restaurant, the officers’ and sergeants’ mess into student accomodation.
Grade 2 Listed. Source: Sitelines
Leazes Court.
Newcastle Blood Donor Centre.
Sutton Dwellings.
Barrack Road Gas Gov.
Presumably something to do with utilities unless you know better and can let me know.
1st May 2019
27th September 2016
Barrack Road, Alan Shearer Statue.
A short lived home for the statue as it later moved 50 yards east onto St. James' Park property next to the Sir Bobby Robson Statue.
12th March 2015
Barrack Court (Drill Hall).
16th June 2014
Pitt Street.
The site of the now demolished Pitt Street flats.
15th January 2013
Snowstorm.
Panoramic photo taken outside Leazes park gates looking over towards Stanhope Street.
5th March 2012
Pitt Street Flats.
1st December 2011
Pitt Street Flats.
9th February 2011
Pitt Street Flats.
13th December 2010
Pitt Street Flats.
11th June 2010
Pitt Street Flats.
Sandman Signature Hotel under construction.
6th February 2009
Pitt Street Flats.
Taken from my Scottish And Newcastle Breweries page.
22nd June 2008
Barrack Road, Scottish and Newcastle Breweries.
Another taken from my Scottish And Newcastle Breweries page.
22nd September 2007
Stanhope Street junction.
7th February 2007
B.B.C. Newcastle, Broadcasting House.
5th February 2007
B.B.C. Newcastle, Broadcasting House.
Blood Donor Centre.
Leazes Court.
1991
B.B.C. Newcastle, Broadcasting House.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
1983
Fenham Barracks.
Southern end of Fenham Barracks next to an old entrance to Leazes Moor.
Photo courtesy of West Newcastle Picture History Collection.
1978
Barrack Road.
Taken around the entrance to Leazes Park looking south east over Barrack Road. In the centre of the picture is the Barrack Road Drill Hall which was converted for residential use in the 1980s and the building is now known as Barrack Court.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
1978
Barrack Road.
Looking south down Barrack Road with Leazes Park on the left and Sutton's Dwellings and then Queens Court on the right.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
1977
Sutton's Dwellings.
The photograph was taken after the demolition of the unsafe blocks of flats. Queen's Court can be seen in the background.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
1969
Barrack Road.
Looking north up Barrack Road from the Stanhope Street junction. The Black Bull public house is in the foreground with Queens Court behind.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
1950/60s
Pitt Street.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
1937
Barrack Road/Wellington Street.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
1920
Electric tram, Barrack Road.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
1911
Hindhaugh Street/Barrack Road.
A view of an 'advertising station' (advertisements stuck onto the junction of two buildings). Hindhaugh Street ran parallel just east of Derby Street and is where the modern day Queens Court flats are.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
1897
Barrack Road.
I'm not sure, but I think the building was called Todds Nook and was at the north end of modern day Derby Street.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
1894
Barrack Square.
The photograph shows a horse-drawn carriage containing two army officers in dress uniform travelling north up Barrack Road. Lord Roberts (Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts) is sitting on the left-hand side of the carriage.
Photo courtesy of Newcastle Libraries.
More Information:
- Wikipedia: Fenham Barracks
- Co-Curate: Fenham Barracks
- BBC: Historic barracks to be turned into car dealership
Historic Information:
- Sitelines: Barrack Road, Barrack Tavern (Darnell House, Darnell Hotel)
- Sitelines: Barrack Road, Windsor Hotel PH (General Moore)
- Sitelines: Barrack Road, Duke of Wellington Inn
- Sitelines: Barrack Road, Black Bull Hotel Public House
- Sitelines: Barrack Road, Todd's Nook
- Sitelines: Barrack Road, Barrack Square
- Sitelines: Lamb Burn
- Sitelines: Wellington Street, Hodgson Arms Public House
- Sitelines: Pitt Street, Lord Hill Inn (Hound Inn)
- Sitelines: Pitt Street, Plough Inn
- Sitelines: Pitt Street, The Greyhound PH (Cumberland Wrestler)
- Sitelines: Pitt Street, Hare Inn
- Sitelines: Pitt Street, Oddfellows Arms
- Sitelines: Wellington Street, Wellington Arms
- Sitelines: Wellington Street, Joiners' Arms
- Sitelines: Wellington Street, tobacco manufactory
- Sitelines: Wellington Street, Prince of Wales Public House
- Sitelines: Wellington Street, Forester's Arms Public House
- Sitelines: Wellington Street, Box Manufactory
- Sitelines: Wellington Street, Hodgson Arms Public House
See my other photos around Barrack Road: