Earl Grey Monument is a Grade I listed building in the Newcastle upon Tyne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1954. A C19 Monument. 7 related planning applications.

Earl Grey Monument

WRENN ID
wild-pillar-shade
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
Monument
Address
Earl Grey Monument, Grey Street
OS grid reference
NZ 248 644
Coordinates
54.97383, -1.61316
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Earl Grey Monument is a Grade I listed column monument with a statue, located on Grey Street in Newcastle upon Tyne. It was completed in 1838 by architect Benjamin Green, with the statue crafted by Baily. The monument was funded by public subscription to honor Charles Earl Grey, a key figure in parliamentary reform. Constructed from sandstone ashlar, it stands approximately 135 feet tall. The structure features a tall panelled pedestal that includes an inscription on the south side and a door on the west side, supporting a Roman Doric column topped with a balcony. At the summit, a heroic-sized statue of Earl Grey in robes is positioned on a tall corniced square pedestal. An inscription on the north side commemorates the centenary of the passage of the 1832 Reform Bill.

Local climate

Earl Grey Monument 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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