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Galen House, Low Friar Street


Galen House is located on the corner of Low Friar Street and Dispensary Lane in Newcastle. The building dates from c.1901 and was designed by Matthew Horner Graham and built for George G. Laidlaw. Three corners of the building have distinctive octagonal towers with round windows. It was originally a medicine factory and named after Claudius Galen, who was the father of the experimental method in medical investigation. Galen House was later converted into 62 furnished apartments. Galen House is on the Local List of buildings of Local Architectural or Historic Interest ('Local List') for Newcastle.

Low Friar Street Local List 1901 Historic Buildings and Monuments in Newcastle Dispensary Lane
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Tyne & Wear HER: 6481
Post code: NE1 5UG
Borough: Newcastle
Grid ref: NZ24536420

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