Bell Turret to West of Trawden Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Pendle local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. Bell turret. 1 related planning application.

Bell Turret to West of Trawden Hall

WRENN ID
knotted-rotunda-myrtle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pendle
Constituency
Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1988
Type
Bell turret
Address
Bell Turret to West of Trawden Hall, Colne Road, Trawden Forest, BB8 8NT
OS grid reference
SD 907 388
Coordinates
53.84604, -2.14276
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The bell turret, located to the west of Trawden Hall, dates from 1747 as indicated by the datestone in the pedestal. It is constructed of stone and designed in the shape of a circular temple. The turret features six Ionic columns that rest on a stone base, which is topped with a canopy that has a plain frieze, a dome, and a ball finial. The structure is elevated on a three-sided stone pedestal that includes a moulded cornice.

Local climate

Bell Turret to West of Trawden Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,170 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 33 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 — 2 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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