Gunner Tower is a Grade I listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. A Medieval Tower, town wall tower. 1 related planning application.

Gunner Tower

WRENN ID
waiting-bronze-equinox
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
30 March 1987
Type
Tower, town wall tower
Period
Medieval
Address
Gunner Tower, Pink Lane, NE1 5DW
OS grid reference
NZ 245 639
Coordinates
54.96942, -1.6182
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Gunner Tower is a Grade I listed town wall tower located on the west side of Pink Lane in Newcastle upon Tyne. It dates from the late 13th century to the early 14th century and is constructed of coursed squared sandstone with ashlar dressings. The tower has a semi-circular plan and stands seven courses high, featuring a double chamfer and modern chamfered coping. It is also designated as a scheduled ancient monument.

Local climate

Gunner Tower 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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