Belvedere Walls, Turrets and Staircases to West and South of Saltwell Towers is a Grade II listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1973. A Victorian Walls, turrets, staircases.

Belvedere Walls, Turrets and Staircases to West and South of Saltwell Towers

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gateshead
Constituency
Gateshead Central and Whickham MP: Mark Ferguson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1973
Type
Walls, turrets, staircases
Period
Victorian
Address
Belvedere Walls, Turrets and Staircases to West and South of Saltwell Towers, East Park Road
OS grid reference
NZ 253 609
Coordinates
54.94233, -1.60533
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Belvedere Walls, turrets, and staircases to the west and south of Saltwell Towers were built in the early 1870s as part of the landscaping for Saltwell Park Mansion, commissioned by William Wailes, a stained glass manufacturer. The structure features two levels of rusticated stone walls with plinths and copings, along with octagonal corner towers that have battlements. The walls are U- and L-shaped in plan, enclosing a small upper belvedere and a larger lower belvedere. These elements create fitting southern and western approaches to the mansion.

Local climate

Belvedere Walls, Turrets and Staircases to West and South of Saltwell Towers receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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