South Pier Including Former Barking Oven, Torquay Harbour is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1994. Pier.

South Pier Including Former Barking Oven, Torquay Harbour

WRENN ID
other-cellar-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torbay
Constituency
Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 May 1994
Type
Pier
OS grid reference
SX 917 632
Coordinates
50.45926, -3.52601
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The South Pier at Torquay Harbour is a structure built as part of the harbour improvements between 1803 and 1806 for Sir Lawrence Palk. The initial designs were by John Rennie, but the project was completed under the guidance of Dr. Henry Beake, who was a noted financial expert. The pier is constructed from local grey limestone rubble and extends east from Victoria Parade. Historical accounts indicate that Beake criticized Rennie's design and execution, describing it as poorly planned and executed without proper oversight, although he acknowledged efforts to make it visually appealing despite the inefficiencies involved.

Local climate

South Pier Including Former Barking Oven, Torquay Harbour receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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