Shelter opposite Wilson Road, Clifftown Parade, Southend on Sea, Essex is a Grade II listed building in the Southend-on-Sea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 June 2012. Shelter.

Shelter opposite Wilson Road, Clifftown Parade, Southend on Sea, Essex

WRENN ID
silver-string-bracken
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southend-on-Sea
Constituency
Southend East and Rochford MP: Mr Bayo Alaba (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 June 2012
Type
Shelter
OS grid reference
TQ 876 852
Coordinates
51.53454, 0.70366
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The shelter opposite Wilson Road on Clifftown Parade in Southend on Sea, Essex, is a Grade II listed structure. It features a rectangular plan and is made from timber and cast iron, topped with a zinc roof that dates from the early 21st century.

The exterior is a lightweight construction of painted timber set on a concrete plinth. It has a hipped roof supported by moulded timber corner posts, which are enhanced by foliated cast-iron brackets. Decorative ironwork adorns the eaves, and there are decorative iron braces at the base of each post. Finials are present at both ends of the roof.

Inside, the shelter contains back-to-back slatted wooden seating, separated by a clear glazed screen running along the center. Additional screens are placed between the posts at both ends, supporting smaller benches with moulded arms.

Local climate

Shelter opposite Wilson Road, Clifftown Parade, Southend on Sea, Essex receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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