Adam of Jesmond's Camera is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. Tower house.
Adam of Jesmond's Camera
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend MP: Mary Glindon (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 June 1954
- Type
- Tower house
- Address
- Adam of Jesmond's Camera, Jesmond Vale Lane
- OS grid reference
- NZ 267 656
- Coordinates
- 54.98498, -1.58344
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Adam of Jesmond's Camera is a tower house built before 1267, likely becoming empty by the 17th century. It was repaired in 1897 by W. H. Knowles. The structure is made of sandstone rubble, featuring a plinth and quoins. The north and east walls remain intact up to the first floor. A high pointed arch in the north wall has been restored with alternate-block jambs, and a large window above it still has its drip mould. There is a square corner turret on the right, and the left (east) side, built into a bank, has a round-headed opening at the first floor. Historically, the building was given to Newcastle by Lord Armstrong as part of Armstrong Park in 1879.
Local climate
Adam of Jesmond's Camera 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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