Memorials & monuments · North East England
Morden Tower
Morden Tower in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Morden Tower is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
The Morden Tower in Back Stowell Street on the West Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building. Since June 1964, Connie Pickard has been custodian of Morden Tower, and has made it a key fixture of Newcastle's alternative cultural life, with the building hosting music and poetry events often funded by Pickard. Currently (October 2021), there are no cultural events running at the Morden Tower space, and the status of the custodianship is not known publicly.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Morden Tower in Back Stowell Street on the West Walls of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building. Since June 1964, Connie Pickard has been custodian of Morden Tower, and has made it a key fixture of Newcastle's alternative cultural life, with the building hosting music and poetry events often funded by Pickard. Currently (October 2021), there are no cultural events running at the Morden Tower space, and the status of the custodianship is not known publicly. The official website is inactive.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Tower was built about 1290. It is one of five Drum towers that remain of the sixteen that were built as part of the medieval town wall enclosing the city of Newcastle. The tower and wall were built on ground sloping towards the south, which formed part of the precinct of the Dominican Blackfriars, Newcastle, many of the buildings of which still survive. From the 16th century the Morden Tower housed the Company of Plumbers, Plasterers and Glaziers.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9712, -1.6206
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE4 5SW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Official site
- www.newcastle.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15256178 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Morden Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Morden Tower?
- Morden Tower is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE4 5SW), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- Is Morden Tower a listed building?
- Morden Tower is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
- Is Morden Tower free to visit?
- Yes, Morden Tower is free to enter.
- How do I get to Morden Tower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE4 5SW. It sits within the Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West parliamentary constituency.