The Old Guardhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 May 1971. Guardhouse.
The Old Guardhouse
- WRENN ID
- graven-shingle-evening
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Northumberland
- Constituency
- North Northumberland MP: David Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 May 1971
- Type
- Guardhouse
- Address
- The Old Guardhouse, Palace Green, Berwick-Upon-Tweed
- OS grid reference
- NT 998 525
- Coordinates
- 55.76624, -2.00338
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Guardhouse is a small, simple, and dignified stone building from the 18th century, located on the south side of Palace Green and facing down Palace Street. It features a portico supported by four Tuscan columns and topped with a pediment. Behind the columns, there is a recess that includes a door and two windows at the back, along with a door at each end. Each wing of the building contains one window. Above the main door, there is a board that reads, "Formerly in Marygate, rebuilt on this site 1843." At the time of the survey, the building was disused, and the windows were boarded up. The interior consists of two rooms, with a vaulted windowless prison chamber located between them.
Local climate
The Old Guardhouse 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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