Crane on Burbage Wharf is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. Crane. 1 related planning application.
Crane on Burbage Wharf
- WRENN ID
- pale-sandstone-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1988
- Type
- Crane
- Address
- Crane on Burbage Wharf, SN8 3BJ
- OS grid reference
- SU 223 635
- Coordinates
- 51.37018, -1.67973
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This revolving crane, dating from 1831, served the Kennet and Avon Canal Company and was restored in 1972-78. The crane is constructed of timber and features an octagonal main shaft with a head bearing, supporting a revolving framework. This framework includes a jib arm attached to horizontal shears, and a counterbalance system using stone weights. The crane has manual winding gear, with pinions connected to an iron drum and ratchet check. The jib arm has a throw of 4.55 metres, extending 2.66 metres over the canal.
Local climate
Crane on Burbage Wharf receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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