Promenade Shelter Approximately 55 Metres North of the Jubilee Clock Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1997. Promenade shelter.

Promenade Shelter Approximately 55 Metres North of the Jubilee Clock Tower

WRENN ID
tattered-pilaster-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 December 1997
Type
Promenade shelter
OS grid reference
SY 680 795
Coordinates
50.6149, -2.45235
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The promenade shelter, located approximately 55 metres north of the Jubilee Clock Tower in Weymouth, dates from the late 19th century. It is constructed of cast iron and wood, featuring timber glazed panels and a lead-covered wooden roof. The low-pitched hipped roof includes small gablets and is adorned with intricate decorative cast-iron details along the ridge and eaves on all sides. This open-sided shelter consists of two bays supported by three pairs of slender turned wooden columns, which are complemented by cast-iron fretted brackets. The ceiling is made up of a grid of moulded beams and a panelled soffit divided into twelve compartments, with diagonal 'dragon beams' in the corner bays.

The glazed screens feature a central mullion and a transom at the height where the brackets spring. Wooden slatted seats are attached to cast-iron brackets, although the seat on the northern side has been removed. This shelter is one of seven similar structures in the area and is well-maintained. It is set back from the edge of the promenade, which has been widened, but it would have originally been positioned at the edge with its own railed balcony. All details of the shelter appear to be original, and there are no surviving founder's or contractor's plates.

Local climate

Promenade Shelter Approximately 55 Metres North of the Jubilee Clock Tower receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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