River Stairs (On Axis Between 2 Foreshore Blocks) is a Grade II listed building in the Lewisham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1973. Stairs.

River Stairs (On Axis Between 2 Foreshore Blocks)

WRENN ID
shadowed-facade-brook
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lewisham
Constituency
Lewisham North MP: Vicky Foxcroft (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 March 1973
Type
Stairs
Address
River Stairs (On Axis Between 2 Foreshore Blocks), Grove Street Se8
OS grid reference
TQ 368 785
Coordinates
51.48966, -0.0301
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The River Stairs, located on Grove Street in Royal Victoria Yard, is a set of stone steps that date back to an earlier period. These steps feature wrought-iron gates positioned between stone-capped piers. The site is reputed to be associated with the incident involving Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh's cloak. The stairs have undergone significant restoration.

Local climate

River Stairs (On Axis Between 2 Foreshore Blocks) 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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