Forecourt Wall and Gates to Wills' Tobacco Factory is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Forecourt wall and gates.
Forecourt Wall and Gates to Wills' Tobacco Factory
- WRENN ID
- noble-tracery-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend MP: Mary Glindon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 March 1987
- Type
- Forecourt wall and gates
- Address
- Forecourt Wall and Gates to Wills' Tobacco Factory, Coast Road
- OS grid reference
- NZ 281 668
- Coordinates
- 54.99587, -1.56208
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The forecourt wall and gates to Wills' Tobacco Factory were built in the mid-1940s. They are constructed from Portland stone ashlar and wrought iron. The wall stands about 1.2 meters high and features gabled copings, which ramp up in stages from east to west. At the western end, the wall rises to a pair of square gate piers that have slipped and chamfered tops. These piers support side screens and double gates adorned with scrolled ornamentation, which are hung from wrought iron inner piers that also feature scrolling. At the top center of each gate, there is an enamelled shield.
Local climate
Forecourt Wall and Gates to Wills' Tobacco Factory 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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