Nestled on Pilgrim Street — one of Newcastle’s oldest thoroughfares, once trodden by 13th-century pilgrims heading to venerate relics at Grey Friars and Our Lady’s Chapel — stands Hotel Gotham, a five-star jewel in the crown of the city centre. Housed within a striking Grade II listed former fire station, police station and magistrates’ court, this theatrical transformation by Bespoke Hotels has breathed new life into the building.

Designed by architectural firm Cackett, Burns, Dick & Mackellar and erected between the wars, the Roman numerals MCMXXXI (1931) above the grand entrance tell a story of longevity and gravitas — and the winged beasts and griffins carved into the Portland stone suggest a building built as much for spectacle as for civic purpose. Today, those very beasts seem to watch over a different kind of calling: hospitality at its boldest. Welcome to the unapologetically dramatic Hotel Gotham –

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