Walls of Dock Basin (Also known as No 3 Basin) is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of Glamorgan local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 13 February 1996. A Victorian Dock, basin. 8 related planning applications.
Walls of Dock Basin (Also known as No 3 Basin)
- WRENN ID
- hollow-groin-swallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Constituency
- Vale of Glamorgan MP: Kanishka Narayan (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 13 February 1996
- Type
- Dock, basin
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- Walls of Dock Basin (Also known as No 3 Basin), Barry Docks, Barry, CF63 4RT
- OS grid reference
- ST 122 670
- Coordinates
- 51.39525, -3.26237
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The walls of the Dock Basin, also known as No 3 Basin, are located at the seaward end of Barry Docks. Construction of Barry Docks began in 1884, and it was first opened to traffic in July 1889. The engineer in charge was John Wolfe Barry, in partnership with H M Brunel, and the contractor was T W Walker.
The dock basin measures approximately 180 meters by 150 meters. The walls are built from large snecked blocks of squared reddish stone, featuring granite coping, dressings, and treads leading down to the water. There is a slipway at the southeast corner. The entrance to No 1 dock on the northwest side has concave recesses for lock gates, which have been replaced with modern versions. The sea entrance also features concave recesses for lock gates, with similar materials used for the return walls on the seaward side.
Local climate
Walls of Dock Basin (Also known as No 3 Basin) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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Nearby listed buildings
- Sliding Bridge at N entrance to Basin
- Operator's Cabin to Sliding Bridge
- Slipway
- Lifeboat House
- Breakwater Lighthouse
- Pedestal and Statue of David Davies
- 3. Lampstandard outside the Barry Docks Offices
- 6. Lampstandard outside the Barry Docks Offices
- 5. Lampstandard outside the Barry Docks Offices
- Former Barry Docks Offices (now offices of Associated British Ports)