South Postern Tower Facing the River, and Curtain Wall Adjoining is a Grade I listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. Tower, wall.
South Postern Tower Facing the River, and Curtain Wall Adjoining
- WRENN ID
- roaming-baluster-storm
- 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
- Tower, wall
- OS grid reference
- NZ 250 638
- Coordinates
- 54.96853, -1.60951
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The South Postern Tower facing the river and the adjoining curtain wall are part of Newcastle upon Tyne's castle, dating from 1168-78 and the 13th century. The structure is made of coursed squared sandstone. It features a high arched recess with a two-coursed head, which contains a relieving arch above a round-headed arch. There is a barrel-vaulted passage through the wall. The high wall extends to the left and returns to the north, while the wall to the right of the postern has a blocked high arch. At the rear, there is a late 19th-century addition by Crozier in a classical style, which was part of alterations to the Moot Hall. The site is also a scheduled ancient monument.
Local climate
South Postern Tower Facing the River, and Curtain Wall Adjoining 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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