Tyne and Wear HER(12903): Newcastle, Pilgrim Street, Commercial Union House

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Office block. Eight storeys with a large projection over the street. Steel frame and dark aggregate-faced concrete panels. Described by Grace McCombie (1992) - the street is now dominated by large 20th century buildings, and the view from the top is filled by an offensive brutalist tower raised over the road on a street-level podium. Commercial Union House was designed by Howell Brooks Tucker & Partners and completed in 1971.....
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Link: https://sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk/SMR/12903
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Added by: Simon Cotterill
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