Nelson Dry Dock Including Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 July 1983. Dry dock.

Nelson Dry Dock Including Gate

WRENN ID
winding-plinth-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 July 1983
Type
Dry dock
Address
Nelson Dry Dock Including Gate, Rotherhithe Street
OS grid reference
TQ 366 801
Coordinates
51.50412, -0.03238
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nelson Dry Dock, including the gate, is a dry dock located on Rotherhithe Street, dating from the early to mid 19th century. The dock has been filled in and now functions as a pond. Originally timber-lined, it has been refaced in concrete, and features an original wrought-iron caisson gate to the river, although this has been altered. The retaining wall includes iron plate ties that were taken from ships, extending to the road end. This structure is associated with either Randell and Brent or Bible and Perry's ownership of Nelson Docks and is recognized as one of the important surviving constructions of Nelson's Dock.

Local climate

Nelson Dry Dock Including Gate 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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