Monument to British Liberty is a Grade I listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1950. Column.

Monument to British Liberty

WRENN ID
vacant-chapel-falcon
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham MP: Mark Ferguson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1950
Type
Column
Address
Monument to British Liberty, B6314
OS grid reference
NZ 179 591
Coordinates
54.92657, -1.72148
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Monument to British Liberty is a column located in the Gibside Estate, built between 1750 and 1757. Initially designed by Daniel Garrett until 1753, the project was completed by James Paine. The monument features a statue of British Liberty, created by Christopher Richardson, and was commissioned by George Bowes, a Member of Parliament and coal owner. Constructed from ashlar sandstone, the Tuscan column stands 140 feet high on a base, topped with a cornice that supports an overhanging plinth. The statue depicts Liberty holding a staff of Maintenance and a cap of Liberty in her right hand.

Local climate

Monument to British Liberty receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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