Queens Stairs with Overthrow Arch is a Grade II listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1971. A C18 Staircase.

Queens Stairs with Overthrow Arch

WRENN ID
sacred-porch-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1971
Type
Staircase
Address
Queens Stairs with Overthrow Arch, Anchor Wharf
OS grid reference
TQ 757 691
Coordinates
51.39384, 0.52526
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Queen's Stairs with overthrow arch, located at Anchor Wharf in Chatham, is likely from the late 18th century. It features a wrought-iron overthrow and a depressed iron arch that is adorned with scrolled decoration and a central square lantern. This structure is positioned above the head of the steps leading to the landing stage.

Local climate

Queens Stairs with Overthrow Arch sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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