Banjo Groyne on the Beach at the Bottom of Paston Place is a Grade II listed building in the Brighton and Hove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 August 1999. A C19 Groyne. 2 related planning applications.

Banjo Groyne on the Beach at the Bottom of Paston Place

WRENN ID
crooked-copper-burdock
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
Address
Banjo Groyne on the Beach at the Bottom of Paston Place, Madeira Drive, the City of Brighton and Hove
OS grid reference
TQ 325 035
Coordinates
50.81615, -0.12007
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Banjo Groyne on the beach at the bottom of Paston Place is a structure built around 1880, with sections rebuilt throughout the 20th century. It is constructed of flint and features a walkway made of paving stones. The current form of the groyne dates to 1884, when Magnus Volk, the owner of Volk's Railway, extended the electric railway to this location.

Local climate

Banjo Groyne on the Beach at the Bottom of Paston Place 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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