Patent Slip and Quay Walls is a Grade II listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 December 1994. Infrastructure.

Patent Slip and Quay Walls

WRENN ID
mired-passage-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 December 1994
Type
Infrastructure
Address
Patent Slip and Quay Walls, Underfall Yard
OS grid reference
ST 571 721
Coordinates
51.44675, -2.61814
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The patent slip and quay walls, located in Bristol, were constructed in the mid-19th century and restored in 1888. They are made of granite and Pennant rubble. The slip has a 1 in 14 incline and features rails and a timber cradle on wheels, which is operated by an electric winch. The quay walls extend approximately 50 meters along the front of the Underfall Yard. Historically, these structures were built on land reclaimed behind Jessop's 1809 Overfall Dam and were originally part of the circa 1850 Nova Scotia Yard, which was purchased by the Docks Committee in 1880. The slip is capable of raising a load of 250 tons.

Local climate

Patent Slip and Quay Walls 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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