Hand Crane at Mud Dock is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1972. Crane.

Hand Crane at Mud Dock

WRENN ID
ancient-frieze-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 February 1972
Type
Crane
Address
Hand Crane at Mud Dock, Prince Street
OS grid reference
ST 586 723
Coordinates
51.44895, -2.59637
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The hand crane at Mud Dock in Bristol is a cast-iron crane dating from around 1886. It features a small hand-operated design with an open framework jib, gears for lifting and swivelling, and a pintle-type bearing. This crane is located on the site of Bristol's Great Crane, which was considered one of the wonders of the Docks in the 18th century.

Local climate

Hand Crane at Mud Dock 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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