Wall and Ramps Down to Canal to Right of Number 16 is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Canal structure. 2 related planning applications.

Wall and Ramps Down to Canal to Right of Number 16

WRENN ID
broken-zinc-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Birmingham
Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood MP: Shabana Mahmood (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 July 1982
Type
Canal structure
Address
Wall and Ramps Down to Canal to Right of Number 16, Gas Street B1, B1 2JT
OS grid reference
SP 062 865
Coordinates
52.47725, -1.91014
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure is a wall with ramps leading down to the canal, located to the right of Number 16 on Gas Street. It dates from the early 19th century and is constructed of brick with semi-circular coping bricks. The wall stands 8 feet high and features an altered opening that leads to ridged brick ramps, which extend over an arched recess down to the canal site. There is also a subsidiary door within the wall.

Local climate

Wall and Ramps Down to Canal to Right of Number 16 receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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