The Lions House is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 May 1971. A C18 House. 5 related planning applications.
The Lions House
- WRENN ID
- shifting-tin-winter
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 May 1971
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Lions House, Berwick-Upon-Tweed, TD15 1JG
- OS grid reference
- NU 001 528
- Coordinates
- 55.7691, -1.99928
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Lions House is a 18th-century building that stands as a tall and imposing landmark, facing east across the river's open mouth, and is a free-standing neighbor to the Magazine. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features rusticated quoins and scrolled gables. The building has three storeys, with a central doorway that includes a decorative fanlight. There are four sash windows on the ground floor and five sash windows on each of the upper floors.
Local climate
The Lions House receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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