Crane Base and Short Length of Quay Wall of Stort Navigation, 20 Yards North of Road Near Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1981. Industrial.

Crane Base and Short Length of Quay Wall of Stort Navigation, 20 Yards North of Road Near Bridge

WRENN ID
knotted-soffit-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1981
Type
Industrial
OS grid reference
TL 488 150
Coordinates
51.81394, 0.15755
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The crane base and a short length of quay wall of the Stort Navigation, dating from the 18th or 19th century, are located 20 yards north of the road near the bridge on Station Road. The structure features a solid iron pillar that is 5 feet tall and tapers from a 15-inch diameter at the base. It has an expanded moulded head and a projecting central top pin. This base was used for a crane at a former wharf, situated about 5 feet from the water's edge, where the brick revetment is topped by a large 9-foot long York stone slab. This site holds archaeological significance in relation to the history of the Stort Navigation, which was initiated following an Act of Parliament in 1766.

Local climate

Crane Base and Short Length of Quay Wall of Stort Navigation, 20 Yards North of Road Near Bridge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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