Gibside is a Grade II* listed building in the Gateshead local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1950. A Early Modern House. 12 related planning applications.
Gibside
- WRENN ID
- muted-step-crimson
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Gateshead
- Constituency
- Gateshead Central and Whickham MP: Mark Ferguson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1950
- Type
- House
- Period
- Early Modern
- Address
- Gibside, B6314, NE16 6BG
- OS grid reference
- NZ 176 589
- Coordinates
- 54.92459, -1.72669
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gibside is a large house built between 1603 and 1620 for William Blakiston. It was enlarged in the mid-18th century for George Bowes and had its top floor removed in 1805. At that time, the original porch was reconstructed, and a high battlemented parapet was added for the 10th Earl of Strathmore. The house is constructed of ashlar sandstone and features a main block that is two storeys high with five bays.
The central square projecting bay contains a three-centred-arched door set in a Tuscan doorcase with tall plinths. Above the entablature is a cartouche flanked by figures, and below it is a plaque inscribed with "WB 1620" and "BS 1805." The windows in the bays on either side and above the door are mullioned and transomed six-light windows, while the returns of the bays have two-light windows set back on the left. The high battlements above bays two and three contain cross slits.
To the right, a later wing projects, which is two storeys high with four bays and features stone mullioned and transomed two-light windows. The wing was roofless at the time of the survey.
Local climate
Gibside 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 12 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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