Archway to Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 April 1983. Archway.

Archway to Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach

WRENN ID
noble-beam-holly
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Bethnal Green and Stepney MP: Rushanara Ali (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 April 1983
Type
Archway
Address
Archway to Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach, Branch Road E1
OS grid reference
TQ 361 809
Coordinates
51.51143, -0.03956
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Archway to Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach, built in 1908, is a notable structure located on Branch Road in Shadwell. This archway mirrors the design found on the Surrey side and features two large banded granite piers with plinths and cornice caps. These piers support a flanged and bolted semi-circular steel arch, which showcases the arched bracing of the tunnel itself. The chief engineer for this project was Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, and the architect was Thomas Blashill. The tunnel was officially opened by the Prince of Wales, who later became King George V, in the same year.

Local climate

Archway to Rotherhithe Tunnel Approach 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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