Sea Wall is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 2003. Sea wall. 4 related planning applications.
Sea Wall
- WRENN ID
- low-bracket-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East MP: David Reed (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 2003
- Type
- Sea wall
- Address
- Sea Wall, Esplanade, Exmouth
- OS grid reference
- SX 997 805
- Coordinates
- 50.61611, -3.41791
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Sea Wall in Exmouth was built between 1841 and 1842 by John Smeaton and James Green, the County surveyor. In 1868, a parapet was added, and the wall was extended in 1870. Constructed from Devon limestone ashlar, the lower courses below the beach sand level are made of sandstone ashlar. The wall features a deep batter, and the 1868 parapet is made of Devon limestone rubble. The 1870 extension to the west consists of vertically set Devon limestone blocks with a pleasing curved batter. There are two flights of steps, known as the Imperial Steps and Temple Steps, leading from the beach up to the Esplanade. The Sea Wall facilitated land reclamation from the sea, contributing to the development of Exmouth as a Victorian seaside town.
Local climate
Sea Wall receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 82% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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