Groyne on the Beach to the West of the Palace Pier is a Grade II listed building in the Brighton and Hove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1999. Groyne, promenade.

Groyne on the Beach to the West of the Palace Pier

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven MP: Chris Ward (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 August 1999
Type
Groyne, promenade
OS grid reference
TQ 313 037
Coordinates
50.81883, -0.13693
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The structure is a groyne and pleasure promenade located on the beach to the west of the Palace Pier in Brighton. It dates from around 1880 and was used at one time as a coal delivery pier. Sections of the groyne have been rebuilt throughout the 20th century. It is constructed from flint, with a walkway made of paving stones.

Local climate

Groyne on the Beach to the West of the Palace Pier receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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