United Automobile Services Ltd Bus Depot - Newcastle - List Entry
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Description
....This integrated bus depot of 1930 to designs of Marshall & Tweedy of Newcastle and London, with later alterations, is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: Architectural interest: * a rare and largely intact example of a purpose-built bus depot, which is one of few listed examples nationally; * designed by Marshall and Tweedy of Newcastle and London, a prominent and well-regarded practice who have several listed buildings to their name; * the original plan of the depot is retained and clearly legible comprising an L-shaped, top-lit, covered garage with attached office and service range; * the architectural quality of the striking main Doric elevation lifts the building well above the purely functional, underlined by the stylistically similar north vehicular entrance; * it has a high degree of survival, with later alterations that are relatively minor and do not impinge significantly on the clear special interest of the whole. Historic interest: * as a relatively early purpose-built inter-war bus depot, designed by an accomplished architectural practice for a significant automobile company.... -
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