Numbers 81 and 85 and House to the South of Number 85 is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1971. House, shop.

Numbers 81 and 85 and House to the South of Number 85

WRENN ID
graven-beam-sepia
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
17 December 1971
Type
House, shop
OS grid reference
NZ 245 641
Coordinates
54.97131, -1.61741
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Numbers 81 and 85, along with the house to the south of Number 85, are buildings that date from around 1837, likely designed by John Wardle for Richard Grainger. They are constructed from sandstone ashlar and rise to four storeys with a total of 12 bays, where the right six bays project slightly. The ground floor features 20th-century shop fronts, while the upper floors have sash windows, some of which include glazing bars, set in plain reveals. A band runs at the second floor level, accompanied by a prominent cornice above it and a top cornice. Additionally, two pedimented dormers have been inserted at the right end of the building. The right side of the structure faces Falconer's Court.

Local climate

Numbers 81 and 85 and House to the South of Number 85 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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