2 Griffins in Front of Westgate Grange is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Sculpture.

2 Griffins in Front of Westgate Grange

WRENN ID
waning-balcony-ash
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West MP: Dame Chi Onwurah (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 March 1987
Type
Sculpture
Address
2 Griffins in Front of Westgate Grange, Westgate Road
OS grid reference
NZ 238 641
Coordinates
54.97138, -1.62823
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two statues of griffins, dating from around 1872, are located in front of Westgate Grange on the south side of Westgate Road in Newcastle upon Tyne. These griffins were originally finials on the roof of the Mining Institute on Westgate Road. They were removed in 1958 and placed on the steps in front of No. 271. Each griffin is approximately one metre high, sitting upright and holding a long scroll draped over its shoulder.

Local climate

2 Griffins in Front of Westgate Grange 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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