Chimney of Hydraulic Engine House, Approximately 2 Metres North of Engine House is a Grade II* listed building in the Bristol, City of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1972. A Victorian Chimney.

Chimney of Hydraulic Engine House, Approximately 2 Metres North of Engine House

WRENN ID
wild-mullion-scarlet
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Bristol, City of
Constituency
Bristol Central MP: Carla Denyer (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 February 1972
Type
Chimney
Period
Victorian
OS grid reference
ST 571 721
Coordinates
51.44695, -2.61813
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The chimney of the hydraulic engine house, built in 1888, is located approximately 2 metres north of the engine house in Bristol's Underfall Yard. This chimney is constructed from brick and terracotta and features a detached octagonal shape with a flared terracotta cap. It served as the exhaust for the boiler furnace of the steam engine in the engine house. This chimney is part of a complete group of dock buildings constructed in the mid-1880s and was integral to powering the extensive hydraulic system within the docks. It is noted for preserving the essential character of the dock landscape.

Local climate

Chimney of Hydraulic Engine House, Approximately 2 Metres North of Engine House 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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