The Quay is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1976. Quay.
The Quay
- WRENN ID
- pitched-bronze-ash
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1976
- Type
- Quay
- Address
- The Quay, Quay Street, Minehead
- OS grid reference
- SS 972 470
- Coordinates
- 51.2137, -3.47278
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Quay is a structure located in Minehead, built in 1610 with later additions. It is constructed of rubblestone and features stone-coped parapets. The building has a curved plan that projects toward the east. It was originally built by George Luttrell, Lord of the Manor of Minehead, at a cost of £5,000 to provide shelter for 240 ships.
Local climate
The Quay sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% 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 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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