Old Quay is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. A Georgian Quay.

Old Quay

WRENN ID
standing-hammer-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Whitehaven and Workington MP: Josh MacAlister (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Quay
Period
Georgian
Address
Old Quay, Whitehaven
OS grid reference
NX 969 183
Coordinates
54.54999, -3.59469
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Old Quay, built in 1814, has origins dating back to 1687, with some original stone elements still present. The building underwent alterations in 1792 and 1809. It features a cobbled floor and stone bollards.

Local climate

Old Quay sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,580 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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