Cattle Market Office: International Centre for Life

More details at Historic England.

The architect Sir Terry Farrell designed the International Centre for Life around this John Dobson designed Grade II listed building in Times Square.

The market keeper and toll collector had offices on the ground floor. The upper floor served as accommodation for their families.

In its heyday, the cattle market handled 10,000 animals a week. The market declined in the 1960s as trade moved to the Tyneside Auction Mart on Scotswood Road. This site is now occupied by B&Q.

The area became disused and neglected until 1986 and the development of the International Centre for Life. The site also includes the old Marlborough Crescent bus station, which closed in 1983.

The Centre was a landmark Millennium project and opened in May 2000. It is home to a science village, where scientists, clinicians, educationalists and business work together on cutting edge bioscience research. It also hosts a major visitor attraction, with many events and exhibitions, including a planetarium.

John Dobson Bicentenary 1787-1987

Cattle Market Office

John Dobson designed this market keepers office and toll house in 1831



 

 

1995: Newcastle Libraries

Undated postcard: Newcastle Libraries

 

 

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