NOTES: This monumental arch was controversially demolished in 1962 to make way for a new modern complex, designed by R. L. Moorcroft, Midland regional architect of British Railways, completed in 1968.
NOTES: The church of St. Mildred was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and was built between 1681 and 1687. It was later destroyed during enemy action in April and May of 1941, during the Second World War.
NOTES: This drawing was made in preparation for publication in Newton's 'The Architecture of M. Vitruvius Pollio', (London, 1771; 2nd edition, 1791), in which Vitruvian principles were applied to conjectural reconstructions of Classical buildings and later constructions. This is a variant study for figure CXVII (2nd edition).
NOTES: The building of Killingworth Township began in 1963, was undertaken by Northumberland County Council and was not sponsored by the Government. The demolition of this 3-tier housing estate of the township was undertaken by the Architects' Department of the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside.
Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside. Architects' Department
NOTES: The building of Killingworth Township began in 1963, was undertaken by Northumberland County Council and was not sponsored by the Government. The demolition of this 3-tier housing estate of the township was undertaken by the Architects' Department of the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside.