Capstan, Greenland Dock is a Grade II listed building in the Southwark local planning authority area, England. Capstan. 1 related planning application.

Capstan, Greenland Dock

WRENN ID
rough-garret-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Southwark
Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark MP: Neil Coyle (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Capstan
Address
Capstan, Greenland Dock, Surrey Docks, SE16 7SZ
OS grid reference
TQ 361 791
Coordinates
51.49523, -0.04052
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Capstan at Greenland Dock is a large and impressive structure located on the west side of Russia Dock Passage, adjacent to Greenland Dock. It was built around 1898 and is made of cast iron.

Local climate

Capstan, Greenland Dock 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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