West Beacon is a Grade II listed building in the South Tyneside local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1983. Navigational aid.

West Beacon

WRENN ID
lapsed-obsidian-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Tyneside
Constituency
South Shields MP: Emma Lewell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1983
Type
Navigational aid
Address
West Beacon, the Lawe
OS grid reference
NZ 365 680
Coordinates
55.00571, -1.43036
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Beacon is a navigational aid built in 1832 by John Turnbull at a cost of £60 to replace earlier 18th century beacons. It is designed in the form of an obelisk, with the lower third constructed of ashlar stone and the upper two-thirds made of brick. The structure is topped with a pyramidal stone cap. It serves as a guide for ships entering the River Tyne.

Local climate

West Beacon 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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