Iron Framed Shed to South of Downings Malthouse is a Grade II listed building in the Gloucester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1998. Shed. 1 related planning application.

Iron Framed Shed to South of Downings Malthouse

WRENN ID
grey-portal-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester MP: Alex McIntyre (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 December 1998
Type
Shed
Address
Iron Framed Shed to South of Downings Malthouse, Merchants Road
OS grid reference
SO 825 179
Coordinates
51.85953, -2.25471
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The iron-framed shed located to the south of Downing's Malthouse in Gloucester was built in 1867 for the Midland Railway Company. This transit shed features an iron frame clad in corrugated iron and has a hipped slate roof. It is square in plan, consisting of 4x4 bays, with the roof designed in two parallel rectangular sections. The structure is single-storey, and the roof extends out towards the quay. It is supported by cast-iron columns with moulded capitals and features wrought-iron trusses. Originally constructed for the temporary storage of grain sacks before they were transported by rail, this shed is a well-preserved example of its type and represents mid-19th century iron frame architecture. It is part of an impressive group of dock structures.

Local climate

Iron Framed Shed to South of Downings Malthouse receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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