Entrance to Woolwich Pedestrian Tunnel is a Grade II listed building in the Newham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1989. Tunnel entrance. 1 related planning application.

Entrance to Woolwich Pedestrian Tunnel

WRENN ID
hollow-slate-jackdaw
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newham
Constituency
West Ham and Beckton MP: James Asser (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1989
Type
Tunnel entrance
Address
Entrance to Woolwich Pedestrian Tunnel, Pier Road, London, E16, E16 2JJ
OS grid reference
TQ 432 797
Coordinates
51.49878, 0.06164
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The entrance to the Woolwich Pedestrian Tunnel, built between 1910 and 1912, is designed by engineer Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice. This rotunda structure is made of red brick with a blue brick plinth. It features paired sash windows set beneath segmental arches within square recessed panels. A stone cornice and a panelled stone coped parapet add to its architectural detail. The conical roof is topped with a circular lantern. The entrances are canopied and supported by cast iron columns with foliated capitals, complemented by decorative bargeboards. Wrought iron grilles are present on the windows.

Local climate

Entrance to Woolwich Pedestrian Tunnel 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. North Woolwich Station Including Turntable and Platform Lamp Standards. Grade II 120 m
  2. South entrance rotunda, Woolwich foot tunnel Grade II 504 m
  3. Thomas Cribb Monument in Churchyard to North East of Church of St Mary with St Anne Grade II 611 m
  4. Granada Cinema Grade II* 616 m
  5. New Wine Church (Former Odeon Cinema) Grade II 625 m
  6. Church of St Mary Magdalene Grade II* 664 m
  7. Royal Dockyard 2 Graving Docks at North East of Site Grade II 680 m
  8. Royal Arsenal the Board Room Grade II* 720 m
  9. Royal Arsenal West Riverside Guardroom Grade II 732 m
  10. Royal Arsenal Cooperative Society Headquarters Building Grade II 735 m