Crane Base is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1977. Crane base. 4 related planning applications.

Crane Base

WRENN ID
sacred-hearth-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1977
Type
Crane base
Address
Crane Base, Canon's Road
OS grid reference
ST 584 723
Coordinates
51.44832, -2.59938
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The crane base, built around 1890, is located on the south side of Canon's Road in Bristol's Floating Harbour. It is constructed from pennant ashlar and features a stone drum, which was formerly the base of a steam crane. The nearby wharf is dated 1889 on its bollards.

Local climate

Crane Base receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2023
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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