Revetment Wall to South Side of Moat, from Tower Bridge Approach to Middle Tower (Qv) is a Grade II* listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 November 1989. Wall.

Revetment Wall to South Side of Moat, from Tower Bridge Approach to Middle Tower (Qv)

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse MP: Apsana Begum (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 November 1989
Type
Wall
OS grid reference
TQ 336 804
Coordinates
51.5072, -0.07613
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The revetment wall on the south side of the moat, extending from the Tower Bridge approach to the Middle Tower, dates from 1365 to 1370 and was constructed for Edward III. It is made of 14th century stone that has been refaced in brick, primarily from the 18th and 19th centuries, with mid-19th century stone used at the western end.

Local climate

Revetment Wall to South Side of Moat, from Tower Bridge Approach to Middle Tower (Qv) 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 95% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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