Cantilever Crane, James Watt Dock, Greenock is a Grade A listed building in the Inverclyde local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 14 April 1989. Crane.
Cantilever Crane, James Watt Dock, Greenock
- WRENN ID
- over-zinc-plover
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Inverclyde
- Constituency
- Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West MP: Martin McCluskey (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 14 April 1989
- Type
- Crane
- OS grid reference
- NS 295 756
- Coordinates
- 55.94389, -4.7305
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The cantilever crane at James Watt Dock in Greenock was built in 1917 by Sir William Arrol and Co Ltd for the Greenock Harbour Trust. This 150-ton capacity crane is made of steel and is located on the south side of the dock. It features a lattice girder tower that supports a roller track, allowing for the rotation of an asymmetrical cantilever truss gib. The crane also includes a motor room and a counterweight at the short end.
Local climate
Cantilever Crane, James Watt Dock, Greenock sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,550 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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