History

Completed by 1874 and shown in its present form on the 1890 Ordnance Survey.

Exterior

Walls of snecked rubble stone with flat copings, around a harbour approximately 200m by 90m. Cast iron mooring posts are spaced at regular intervals. The seaward side has a low parapet, which on the E side of the dock entrance is constructed of monolithic dressed stone blocks, while on the W side is of C20 blockwork but retaining an original square terminal pier at the W end. A cobbled slipway to a landing pier is on the outer NW side.

The dock entrance is rounded on the S side. Both sides of the entrance are recessed where there are stone steps, with an additional lower flight of concrete steps but now concealed behind modern timber stanchions. A modern slipway is in the inner NW corner, beneath which are original stone steps. The landward (SE) side of the harbour has a dry dock.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as well-preserved C19 dock walls contributing to the historic character of the town.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29503491

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
• 
  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Care and Repair
• 
  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
• 
  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings