Water Tower Approx 200 Yards East of Heddon Steads is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. Water tower.

Water Tower Approx 200 Yards East of Heddon Steads

WRENN ID
other-kitchen-mist
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
Water tower
OS grid reference
NZ 120 686
Coordinates
55.01247, -1.81354
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This water tower, located approximately 200 yards east of Heddon Steads, was likely built in the mid-19th century. It is constructed from snecked stone and features a stone roof. The tower stands about 25 feet high and measures around 15 feet square. Access is provided by a small boarded door situated high on the west side. On both the north and south sides, there are three closely spaced battened buttresses topped with sloping caps. The structure has a gabled roof with overhanging eaves.

Local climate

Water Tower Approx 200 Yards East of Heddon Steads receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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