Sewer Vent at Western End of Chelsea Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Kensington and Chelsea local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1995. Sewer vent.
Sewer Vent at Western End of Chelsea Bridge
- WRENN ID
- silent-stronghold-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham MP: Ben Coleman (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1995
- Type
- Sewer vent
- Address
- Sewer Vent at Western End of Chelsea Bridge, Chelsea Embankment
- OS grid reference
- TQ 285 779
- Coordinates
- 51.48554, -0.1507
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The sewer vent at the western end of Chelsea Bridge was built in 1874 for the Metropolitan Board of Works, with George Vulliamy as the supervising architect for the northern outfall sewer extension designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette. This vent features tall cast iron columns that are designed to draw off vapours from the sewer and release foul odours high above the embankment. The structure has a tri-partite composition, with a tapering fluted lower section above a quarter-circle moulding that includes an arch and arrow motif, as well as a cable moulding, lotus leaf frieze, and an embossed upper band. The 15-foot shaft has three moulded bands, and the coved terminal is topped with trefoil-pierced cresting. At the base, there is a plaque inscribed with "J STONES AND CO/ ENGINEERS/ DEPTFORD. LONDON SE," along with a removable cover on the opposite side that has a similar inscription. This vent is recognized as a distinctive feature of a significant engineering accomplishment.
Local climate
Sewer Vent at Western End of Chelsea Bridge sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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