The Northern Counties Club, 5 Hood Street, NE1
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The Northern Counties Club, 5 Hood Street, NE1
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 2 May 2013
Built c 1839 for Richard Grainger. The street was named after John Lionel Hood, mayor of Newcastle 1834-5. The building is a plain section of nine bays (three houses) wide, with a small domestic scale porch. The three houses were converted into the Tyne Hotel before becoming a private club in the 1970s. The building is Grade II listed http://list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1145910 . See also Image The Buildings of Grainger Town - No.39. See Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.973505
Longitude
-1.611764