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Grey Street


Grey StreetGrey Street is one of the main streets in Newcastle and runs from Grey's Monument down to the junction with Mosley Street after which it continues as Dean Street down to the Quayside. Grey Street includes the Theatre Royal (1837), Central Arcade (1906), an entrance to Monument Metro station, and numerous shops and offices. Grey Street was built by Richard Grainger and was the centrepiece of the redevelopment of the centre of Newcastle (1824 - 1841). The south eastern side of the street was designed by John Dobson, and the western side by John Wardle and George Walker. The street was completed in 1837 and Prime Minister Gladstone described it as the country's "best modern street". The street was initially called Upper Dean Street, but was subsequently renamed as Grey Street in honour of Charles, 2nd Earl Grey. Grey Street and Dean Street follow the course of Lort Burn - which flows from Leazes Park to the Tyne - it was used as an open sewer in Medieval times, until the burn was culverted (routed underground) by 1784.

Streets Hood Street Shakespeare Street Lort Burn Eldon Buildings 1837 Charles, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845) Redevelopment of Newcastle 1824 to 1841 John Wardle (c1827-1899) Richard Grainger (1797–1861) Central Arcade Market Street Central Exchange Buildings John Dobson (1787 - 1865) Theatre Royal Grainger Town 1 & 3 Grey Street 10 Grey Street 104-108 Grey Street / 1 Hood Street 110-116 Grey Street, Newcastle 12-16, Grey Street, Newcastle 15 & 17 Grey Street 18-24, Grey Street, Newcastle 19-31, Grey Street, Newcastle 2-8 Grey Street 26-32 Grey Street, Newcastle 33-41 Grey Street 34-40 Grey Street, Newcastle 42-50 Grey Street, Newcastle 5-13 Grey Street 52-78 Grey Street, Newcastle 53 Grey Street, Newcastle 55-59, Grey Street, Newcastle 61-67 Grey Street, Newcastle 80-96 Grey Street Central Exchange Buildings Grey's Monument Lloyd's Bank Building Monument Metro Station Six Lamp Standards, Grey Street Theatre Royal Turk's Head Hotel
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003965:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Jackson M. c.1840

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068635:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1905

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023587:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown taken c.1890

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017189:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Signey J. 1967

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024527:Grey Street/Grainger Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1900

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578653:View from Grey's Monument 1991

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055437:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1874

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003959:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Collard after Carmichael J.W. 1840

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067981:Theatre Royal Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown Undated

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Central Arcade, Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne

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Jose Maria De Eca De Queiros 1845 -1900 Portuguese Diplomat and Novelist of European stature Lived here at 53, Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne 1874 - 1879

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056231:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1981

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038205:Actress and four children Theatre Royal Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown 1978

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055249:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1988

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Charles, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845)
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Charles, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845)
- Overview About Charles Grey Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey was descended from a long-established Northumbrian family seated at Howick Hall. Aged just 22 Grey was elected to Parliament for the …
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Grey st - Newcastle upon Tyne

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Grey Street

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Theatre Royal

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Former Bank of England

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Richard Grainger’s vision for Grey Street, Newcastle
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Tyne and Wear HER(6488): Newcastle, Grey Street
- "Completed in 1837. Prime Minister Gladstone described it as Britain's "best modern street". John Dobson designed the south eastern section, and it is thought that John Wardle and George Walker …

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Richard Grainger (1797–1861)
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Richard Grainger (1797–1861)
- Overview About Richard Grainger Richard Grainger (1797–1861) was a builder in Newcastle upon Tyne. He worked together with the architects John Dobson and Thomas Oliver, and with the town clerk, …
Central Arcade
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Central Arcade
- Overview Map Street View Inside The Central Arcade was built in 1906 and designed by Oswald and Son, of Newcastle. It is contained within the Central Exchange Buildings which were built Richard …
1837
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1837
- < 1836 | 1837 | 1838 > 20th February 1837; Opening of the new Theatre Royal in Newcastle. 1837: completion of Grey Street in Newcastle, built by Richard Grainger.  20th June 1837; Queen …
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Tyne and Wear HER(4633): Newcastle, Grey Street and Hood Street, Gas Lamps
- "Outside the premises of Mawson, Swan and Morgan, now Waterstone's, stand ten lamp standards (six on Grey Street and four on Hood Street) dating from 1902-4, by W.H. Knowles and …

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Tyne and Wear HER(6447): Newcastle, Grey Street, Nos. 110-116, HSBC Bank
- "The building was previously the Victoria Music Hall before becoming a billiard salon. In 1914 it was converted by White and Stephenson into an early cinema. The remodelled frontage features …

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Lort Burn
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Lort Burn
- Lort Burn is one of Newcastle's hidden streams - it runs under Grey Street and Dean Street. Historical Importance: “The very early commerce of Newcastle appears to have been carried …
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John Dobson Bicentenary (1787-1987) plaque, Grey Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne built 1835 - 37.

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Newcastle, Grey Street

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Grey Street

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Theatre Royal and Grey Street Newcastle

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Central Exchange Buildings

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Grey Street

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Grey Street, Newcastle, 1887 Jubilee

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061110:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1995

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014335:Great Snow Storm Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne 1886

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046194:Theatre Royal Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne City Engineers 1974

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Grainger Town
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Grainger Town
- Overview About Grainger Town Grainger Town is the historic heart of Newcastle, which incorporates streets built in a neo-classical style by Richard Grainger between 1824 and 1841, including the Grainger …
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025345:Grey Street Central Newcastle Upon Tyne Carmichael J.W. c.1840

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Market Street
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Market Street
- Overview Map Street View Market Street in Newcastle runs from the west of the city centre near the central motorway to Grainger Street and the Grainger Market. Most of the …
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Image taken from page 119 of 'The Jubilee handbook of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and places of interest in the North of England, etc'

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View of Grey Street and Earl Grey's Monument

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066615:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1900

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Looking up Grey Street, 1961

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Top of Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1961

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Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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003963:Grey Street c1860

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051669:Newcastle Picture House, Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne c.1928?

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008396:Grey St. Newcastle upon Tyne 1911

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030423:Grapes Vaults, Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1966

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023815:Grey Street Newcastle upon Tyne Unknown c.1890

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064257:Monument

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Bank of England, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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053723:Pizzaland Grey Street City Engineers 1989

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Bank of England, Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1906

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Grey Street, from the Theatre

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Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Grey Street, NE1

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Grey Street, Newcastle

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John Wardle (c1827-1899)
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John Wardle (c1827-1899)
- John Wardle (c1827-1899) was an architect in Newcastle, whose work included the design of several buildings on and around Grey Street and Grainger Street, as part of Richard Grainger's redevelopment …

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