Number 1 and Railings Flanking Steps is a Grade II listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1976. Offices. 1 related planning application.

Number 1 and Railings Flanking Steps

WRENN ID
kindled-spindle-sage
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
29 June 1976
Type
Offices
Address
Number 1 and Railings Flanking Steps, Charlotte Square, NE1 4XF
OS grid reference
NZ 244 641
Coordinates
54.97122, -1.61947
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Number 1 and the railings flanking the steps are two houses that have been converted into offices. They were built in 1770 by William Newton. The structure is made of English bond brick with a rendered plinth and ashlar dressings, topped with a Welsh slate roof. The building stands three storeys high with attics and features six bays. The fourth bay contains a wide double door with eight-panelled leaves, framed by a doorcase with fluted pilasters, carved spandrels, and a prominent cornice. The first bay has a round brick door arch that has been blocked, with a window now inserted. The plain sashes on the ground and second floors are topped with wedge stone lintels and have projecting stone sills, along with bands at the first floor, first floor sills, and eaves. A later mansard roof includes six dormers with bargeboards. There are six steps leading to the door, which are accompanied by cast iron handrails supported by acanthus-leaf balusters, with the one on the right having been renewed. Inside, the building features some architraves and two Venetian stair windows at the rear, with the lower window showcasing Tuscan columns with fluted necking.

Local climate

Number 1 and Railings Flanking Steps 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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