Wall from Swing Bridge to Quayside Sheds, and Bollards on Top is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. Quayside wall. 1 related planning application.

Wall from Swing Bridge to Quayside Sheds, and Bollards on Top

WRENN ID
bitter-cinder-khaki
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
Quayside wall
Address
Wall from Swing Bridge to Quayside Sheds, and Bollards on Top, NE1 3DE
OS grid reference
NZ 253 638
Coordinates
54.96873, -1.60532
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a mid-19th century quayside wall located in Newcastle upon Tyne, extending from the Swing Bridge to the quayside sheds. The wall is constructed from granite and features round-edged blocks that are approximately one metre deep from the edge of the quay. On top of the wall, there are bollards, which include 13 mushroom-stalk shaped bollards and 4 T-shaped bollards. The mushroom-stalk bollards are set into the quay, while the T-shaped bollards have square base plates that are bolted onto the quay.

Local climate

Wall from Swing Bridge to Quayside Sheds, and Bollards on Top 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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