The Harbour is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. Infrastructure.
The Harbour
- WRENN ID
- standing-clay-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Infrastructure
- Address
- The Harbour, Bridport
- OS grid reference
- SY 462 904
- Coordinates
- 50.71106, -2.76268
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Harbour in West Bay is a Grade II listed structure that has been rebuilt at various times, most recently in 1824 by Francis Giles. It features two parallel moles constructed from large ashlar blocks, which are partly reinforced with iron and concrete. The edges are capped with a concrete blocking course. The remaining harbour walls consist of substantial timber piles, some fitted with iron driving rings at the top, all secured to a timber land-tie. There are wooden landing ladders placed at intervals around the harbour. At the eastern end, there is a slipway with an iron drawbridge for pedestrians. A modern bridge crosses the weir on the north side, and some original stone drains are present, with sections of the original stone paving visible beneath the tarmac in certain areas.
Local climate
The Harbour receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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