Water tower on south-western most platform of Keighley station is a Grade II listed building in the Bradford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1986. Water tower. 2 related planning applications.

Water tower on south-western most platform of Keighley station

WRENN ID
patient-rubble-furze
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bradford
Constituency
Keighley and Ilkley MP: Robbie Moore (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 December 1986
Type
Water tower
Address
Water tower on south-western most platform of Keighley station, Bradford Road
OS grid reference
SE 066 412
Coordinates
53.86709, -1.90059
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The water tower, located on the south-westernmost platform of Keighley station, was likely built around 1883, the same time as the station itself. It features a coursed stone base and a cast iron tank. The base consists of two bays with a plinth, giant central and angle pilasters, and recessed bays. The left bay has a double door topped by a large six-pane overlight, while the right bay contains a twenty-four-pane window, with the central four panes functioning as an opening casement. The openings are segment-headed, with stone lintels and a bracketed stone cill for the window. The tops of the recessed bays are dentilled, and there is a modillioned cornice on the table. The tank is set on a chamfered plinth and is made of rectangular iron sections, each featuring decorative panels and bolted together. The rear of the base has two windows, and the sides have one recessed bay similar to the front but are blind.

Local climate

Water tower on south-western most platform of Keighley station sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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