River Wall in Front of Royal Naval College is a Grade II listed building in the Greenwich local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1995. River wall.

River Wall in Front of Royal Naval College

WRENN ID
stubborn-minaret-dawn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Greenwich
Constituency
Greenwich and Woolwich MP: Matthew Pennycook (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 February 1995
Type
River wall
Address
River Wall in Front of Royal Naval College, Park Row
OS grid reference
TQ 385 780
Coordinates
51.48421, -0.00596
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The river wall in front of the Royal Naval College, formerly known as Greenwich Hospital, is a Grade II listed structure built in the 1830s. It was designed by Joseph Kay, the architect for the hospital, and is contemporary with the nearby Trafalgar Tavern. The wall is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a formal design with two flights of steps at its center. The stonework between the steps is rusticated and slightly battered. At the east end, which adjoins the Trafalgar Tavern, the wall projects towards the river for twenty metres. Safety is provided by the original ironwork, which is set between thick, square limestone piers. Each panel of ironwork includes a diagonal cross with a central boss that is decorated with a circular rope motif.

Local climate

River Wall in Front of Royal Naval College 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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