Approximately 63 Yards of Retaining Wall to Wharf and Steps at Avonside Wharf is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 July 1981. Retaining wall.
Approximately 63 Yards of Retaining Wall to Wharf and Steps at Avonside Wharf
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-hearth-twilight
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Constituency
- North East Somerset and Hanham MP: Dan Norris (Ind)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 July 1981
- Type
- Retaining wall
- OS grid reference
- ST 665 693
- Coordinates
- 51.42174, -2.48201
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Approximately 63 yards of retaining wall to the wharf and steps at Avonside Wharf is a Grade II listed structure located east of Keynsham Road in Bitton. This retaining wall is situated some distance from Avonside House and the wharf buildings. It marks the terminus of the Avon and Gloucester Tramway, which opened in 1835. The wall is constructed of large rubble and features metal cramps to support the parapet. It is about 20 yards long and includes steps leading down to the water, along with three large mooring rings.
Local climate
Approximately 63 Yards of Retaining Wall to Wharf and Steps at Avonside Wharf 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 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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