Town Wall North of the Close and Breakneck Stairs is a Grade I listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 March 1987. A Medieval Town wall.
Town Wall North of the Close and Breakneck Stairs
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-postern-bone
- 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
- Town wall
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- NZ 248 636
- Coordinates
- 54.96671, -1.61314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The town wall located north of The Close and Breakneck Stairs in Newcastle upon Tyne dates from the late 13th century to early 14th century. It is constructed of coursed squared sandstone, with lower courses made of rubble. The wall remains stand to a height of about 3 metres and extend northwards up a steep hill. There is a flight of steps alongside the wall. This structure is also recognized as a scheduled ancient monument.
Local climate
Town Wall North of the Close and Breakneck Stairs 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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