Memorials & monuments · North East England
Corner Tower
In or near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Corner Tower — Grade I listed building-listed memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Andrew Curtis — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Manors · 0.2 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Corner Tower, you can reach it via the nearest railway station, Manors, which is 0.2 km away. Entry is free, and the site is wheelchair accessible. The postcode for sat-nav is NE1 3DQ.
About
Corner Tower is a Grade I listed building-listed memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1024903). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Details NZ 2564 SW NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE CITY ROAD (south side) 21/162 Corner Tower 17/12/71 G.V. I Internal turret of Town Wall. Medieval. Large blocks of coursed and squared sandstone. 2 turrets at right-angles, indicating change in direction of wall to include Pandon, with buttress on south. Source: E. Tullet 'An Excavation at the Corner Tower, Newcastle upon Tyne.' Archaeologia Aeliana 5, vol. VII, 179-190. Listing NGR: NZ2530764148 Legacy The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system. Legacy System number: 304467 Legacy System: LBS
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Official information
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From the Wikipedia article
Corner towers are fortified towers built at the corners of castles or fortresses.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.9713, -1.6062
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 3DQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Nearest railway station
- Manors — 0.2 km
- Official site
- www.live.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17533982 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Corner tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Corner Tower?
- Corner Tower is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 3DQ), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Corner Tower?
- Corner Tower — Grade I listed building-listed memorial in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Corner Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Manors, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE1 3DQ.
- Is Corner Tower a listed building?
- Corner Tower is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Corner Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Corner Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Corner Tower?
- The nearest railway station is Manors, about 0.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 3DQ.