Second World War practice rocket wall is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 2019. Military structure. 1 related planning application.
Second World War practice rocket wall
- WRENN ID
- far-solder-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Devon
- Constituency
- North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 May 2019
- Type
- Military structure
- Address
- Second World War practice rocket wall, Braunton Burrows, Braunton, EX33 2NX
- OS grid reference
- SS 448 345
- Coordinates
- 51.08889, -4.2161
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The practice rocket wall, also known as the practice rocket range, is situated to the west of the center of Braunton Burrows, approximately 45 meters from a former military track known as ‘H’ Lane. The structure is oriented north to south, with its main face facing east. It is made of shuttered concrete reinforced with steel bars, measuring 30.5 meters (100 feet) in length, 2 meters high, and about 2 meters deep. The east face of the wall shows signs of pitting and several phases of concrete repairs are visible.
Local climate
Second World War practice rocket wall sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 5 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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 — 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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