Chimney to Steam Factory, Former Royal Dockyard is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1992. Chimney.

Chimney to Steam Factory, Former Royal Dockyard

WRENN ID
tattered-wattle-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 November 1992
Type
Chimney
Address
Chimney to Steam Factory, Former Royal Dockyard, Wooolwich Church Street
OS grid reference
TQ 423 790
Coordinates
51.49239, 0.04912
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The chimney to the steam factory at the former Royal Dockyard was constructed following funding approved in 1837 and is shown on the 1843 plan of the steam factory, which was next to the boiler shop that was demolished in 1982. This octagonal chimney stands 180 feet tall and is made of stock brick, featuring a panelled base and a moulded stone cornice. Later additions include a network of bracing straps. There are also reports of underground tunnels that connect the chimney to the River Thames.

Local climate

Chimney to Steam Factory, Former Royal Dockyard 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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