Hanover St - Bonded Warehouse (Newcastle upon Tyne)

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These warehouses were built between 1841 and 1844 by Amor Spoor who carried out his wealthy trade until his death and it continued on beyond the centenary of these buildings. The warehouses were finally abandoned during the late 1970s.
The warehouses were named 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50.
Houses 10 to 30 were demolished during the early 1980s and replaced with a terraced garden which gained a certain notoriety with local criminals doing all kinds of shady deals and men who batted for the other team, so to speak, carrying on sordid acts in the area. "The gardens" have recently been renovated to make it more open plan meaning less of the dubious goings on.

Warehouse 50 was severely fire damaged in the early 1990s, and its carcass was beyond repair and demolished. Warehouse 40 is the only one left standing, just after another fire in 2006.
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