Plan to turn historic Newcastle building into student flats
Music-loving students coming to Newcastle could soon get a chance to live in accommodation with a notable pop history.
Plans have been submitted to convert Grade II listed Barclays House on Grey Street into a hall of residence.
The building was formerly the Royal Turks Head Hotel where, it is claimed, Paul McCartney and John Lennon were inspired to write She Loves You after a Beatles concert at the Majestic Ballroom in Newcastle as part of their tour with Roy Orbison and Gerry & The Pacemakers …