Graving Dock is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1993. Graving dock. 1 related planning application.

Graving Dock

WRENN ID
mired-newel-pine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1993
Type
Graving dock
Address
Graving Dock, North Road, LA14 2PW
OS grid reference
SD 190 692
Coordinates
54.11235, -3.24053
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Graving Dock in Barrow-in-Furness is a notable structure that opened on August 1, 1872. Constructed from red sandstone, it features a round-ended inlet measuring approximately 500 by 60 feet (150 by 18 meters), with its entrance located at the north-west end from the Walney Channel. The entrance has battered walls and a limestone slot designed for a caisson. The sides of the dock are tiered, with steps near the entrance and intermediate buttresses. The rounded end includes steps that cover the inlet hole, along with Roman numerals indicating the water depth. Currently, the dock is part of the Maritime Museum site, with the south-east end incorporated into the museum building. Historical engravings from 1886 depict the dock in use.

Local climate

Graving Dock sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,670 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 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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