The Keep is a Grade I listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. A Medieval Castle. 1 related planning application.
The Keep
- WRENN ID
- shifting-pewter-myrtle
- 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
- 14 June 1954
- Type
- Castle
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- The Keep, Castle Garth, NE1 1RQ
- OS grid reference
- NZ 250 638
- Coordinates
- 54.96883, -1.61037
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Keep is a castle built between 1168 and 1178, with a roof and battlements added around 1811 by Newcastle Corporation. It was restored around 1848 for the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle. The structure is made of sandstone with ashlar dressings and features a square tower with three floors. The principal entrance is an external stair on the east side that leads to a moulded arch of the Great Hall. The ground floor includes a 'garrison room' with a central column supporting eight ribs, and a chapel beneath the external stair with chevron-moulded ribs and arches. On the first floor, there is a 'Queen's Chamber' opening from the north side of the main room, and a 'King's Chamber' opening from the south side of the Great Hall. A spiral stair is located in the south-east corner. The Keep is also a scheduled ancient monument.
Local climate
The Keep 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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