Town Wall South of Numbers 74-80 Town Wall to Rear of Number 43 is a Grade I listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1971. A Late C13 Town wall.

Town Wall South of Numbers 74-80 Town Wall to Rear of Number 43

WRENN ID
sacred-roof-bittern
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West MP: Dame Chi Onwurah (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 December 1971
Type
Town wall
Address
Town Wall South of Numbers 74-80 Town Wall to Rear of Number 43, Gallowgate
OS grid reference
NZ 244 643
Coordinates
54.97355, -1.61918
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The town wall located south of numbers 74-80 on St. Andrew's Street in Newcastle upon Tyne dates back to the late 13th century. It is constructed from large sandstone blocks and features a section that reaches walkway height. The wall includes corbels and part of a turret, and it abuts number 43 Gallowgate as well as numbers 74 to 80 St. Andrew's Street. This structure is recognized as a scheduled ancient monument.

Local climate

Town Wall South of Numbers 74-80 Town Wall to Rear of Number 43 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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