Salters' Bridge (Tyne and Wear Bridge Number 077) is a Grade I listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. A Medieval Bridge.

Salters' Bridge (Tyne and Wear Bridge Number 077)

WRENN ID
swift-tracery-russet
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne North MP: Catherine McKinnell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1987
Type
Bridge
Address
Salters' Bridge (Tyne and Wear Bridge Number 077), Salters' Lane
OS grid reference
NZ 254 685
Coordinates
55.0108, -1.60315
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Salters' Bridge, located on Salters' Lane in Gosforth, is a medieval and later bridge constructed from coursed squared sandstone. It features two arches; the northern half of the eastern arch has broad ribs and is pointed with a recessed chamfered surround, while the southern half and the western arch are segmental. The bridge includes a north central pointed cutwater with a square refuge in the parapet above, and a low south cutwater with a pilaster above the parapet. The parapet copings are steeply chamfered. Salters' Bridge is recognized as a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Salters' Bridge (Tyne and Wear Bridge Number 077) receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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