Richard Grainger
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Richard Grainger was a 19th-century British builder and developer renowned for reshaping central Newcastle upon Tyne with elegant neoclassical streets and buildings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British property developer
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builder ⓘ person ⓘ |
| architecturalStylePromoted | Neoclassical architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grainger Market, Newcastle upon Tyne
NERFINISHED
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Grainger Town, Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
construction
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real estate development ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | key figure in Newcastle’s 19th-century urban renewal ⓘ |
| impact | reshaped the commercial and civic core of Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| influencedUrbanFormOf | central Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | the man who transformed Newcastle ⓘ |
| name | Richard Grainger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
creation of neoclassical streets and buildings in Newcastle upon Tyne
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redevelopment of central Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| notableRole | leading developer in 19th-century Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| notableWorkLocation |
Clayton Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
NERFINISHED
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Grainger Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
builder
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property developer ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | North East England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantProject | Grainger Town redevelopment in Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| styleCharacterization | elegant neoclassical streets and terraces ⓘ |
| workLocation | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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