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Hilltop House

Hob Uid: 1499812
Location :
Newcastle upon Tyne
Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : NZ1986566521
Summary : Two fourteen-storey twin-tower blocks built as public housing as part of the central area development of Denton. The blocks consist of 164 dwellings in total. Construction was approved by committee in 1964.
More information : The blocks were constructed by the Newcastle Corporation for Newcastle-upon-Tyne County Borough Council. The site lay outside of the Newcastle City Borough at the time of construction and lay within the boundaries of Newburn Urban District.
The National Grid Reference allocated is a mid-point between the two blocks.The Primary and Alternate addresses of Hilltop House and Denton Park House are the individual addresses of each tower block; both are current and of equal status. The Alternate Name is the name that was given to the contract for the development. (1)

Sources :
Source Number : 1
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Source details : Gazetteer 1
Page(s) : 358
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Late 20th Century
Display Date : Construction approved 1967
Monument End Date : 1967
Monument Start Date : 1967
Monument Type : Tower Block, Council Flats
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NZ 16 NE 158
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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2009-01-01
End Date : 2009-12-31