Sea Wall to Esplanade is a Grade II listed building in the Wirral local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 August 1992. Sea wall.

Sea Wall to Esplanade

WRENN ID
rooted-chancel-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wirral
Constituency
Birkenhead MP: Alison McGovern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 August 1992
Type
Sea wall
Address
Sea Wall to Esplanade, the Esplanade
OS grid reference
SJ 336 865
Coordinates
53.37156, -2.99902
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sea wall to the Esplanade in Rock Ferry was built around 1830-1835. It is made of coursed and squared rubble and stands approximately 8 feet high with a slightly battered profile. The wall was constructed in two phases, reflecting the boundary of Rock Park. The section of the wall adjacent to the park has a concave profile, while the southern section features a simple raking profile. This structure was built by the Royal Rock Ferry Company as part of a project to enhance ferry facilities at Rock Ferry.

Local climate

Sea Wall to Esplanade sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,080 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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