Shelter at Tq 296 042 is a Grade II listed building in the Brighton and Hove local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1992. Shelter.

Shelter at Tq 296 042

WRENN ID
secret-sandstone-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brighton and Hove
Constituency
Hove and Portslade MP: Peter Kyle (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 November 1992
Type
Shelter
Address
Shelter at Tq 296 042, King's Esplanade, the City of Brighton and Hove
OS grid reference
TQ 295 042
Coordinates
50.82287, -0.16193
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a seafront shelter located on King's Esplanade in Hove, built in the mid-19th century and later reseated and restored in the late 20th century. It was constructed by Hove Corporation and features a cast-iron structure with glazed panels. The design includes angular U-shaped ends leading to a central spine. The shelter is a single storey with a flat roof that is concealed behind a parapet, which is decorated with quatrefoil designs and topped with ball finials. It has a decorative cornice and deep overhanging eaves supported by shaped brackets that spring from cast iron columns. The dado panels are adorned with relief decorations in the form of a ship, symbolizing Hove. Between the columns, there are mullions that support frosted glass panels, and the shelter contains late 20th-century slatted benches.

Local climate

Shelter at Tq 296 042 receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% 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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