Collingwood Monument and Guns is a Grade II* listed building in the North Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 February 1986. A C19 Monument. 2 related planning applications.
Collingwood Monument and Guns
- WRENN ID
- winding-banister-fern
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Tyneside
- Constituency
- Tynemouth MP: Sir Alan Campbell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 February 1986
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Collingwood Monument and Guns, Pier Road
- OS grid reference
- NZ 371 690
- Coordinates
- 55.0148, -1.42011
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Collingwood Monument and guns, built in 1845 with the guns added in 1848, is located on Tynemouth Pier Road. The base and plinth were designed by Dobson, while the statue was created by Lough. Constructed from sandstone ashlar and marble, the monument features a high wide base with slit openings on the sides and a door at the rear. The stepped side walls lead to a wide flight of steps. Atop the base is a high pedestal that supports a colossal figure of Admiral Collingwood, depicted in a draped cloak. A plaque on the south side of the base commemorates his victory at Trafalgar alongside Nelson and notes that the memorial was funded by public subscription. Flanking the steps are four guns that originated from Collingwood's ship, the Royal Sovereign. Historically, Collingwood was born in Newcastle, and his family lived in Chirton, North Shields. The statue was positioned to be visible from both the sea and the river.
Local climate
Collingwood Monument and Guns receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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