Historic 'luxury' property in Newcastle under construction for 2020

A property development set to transform an historic Newcastle building has attracted much interest according to its owners.

Work will begin this summer on turning The Coach House at The Drive, Gosforth, into eight state-of-the-art properties, which should be completed by spring 2020.

According to McDougall Dodds Ltd, which owns the Grade II listed building, two of the homes have already been sold with a wave of inquiries about the remaining six.

Chris Summers of McDougall Dodds Ltd, whose family has owned The Coach House since the 1970s, is delighted with the interest so far.

He said: “It’s a fantastic building which is going to be transformed sympathetically into some spectacular homes.”

The development includes two houses, two bungalows, and four apartments, with one of the houses and one of the bungalows sold.

The Coach House, together with the Gatehouse, which is also located at the Drive, are the last remaining parts of Coxlodge Hall, a mansion built in Gosforth by Job Bulman in 1796 which occupied a site of more than 30 acres.

Since the 1950s, the building has been used as commercial offices until last year when the current development was confirmed.

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