Wainhouse Tower is a Grade II* listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1954. Tower. 1 related planning application.

Wainhouse Tower

WRENN ID
knotted-groin-honey
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Halifax MP: Kate Dearden (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 November 1954
Type
Tower
Address
Wainhouse Tower, Gainest
OS grid reference
SE 078 240
Coordinates
53.71239, -1.88274
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wainhouse Tower is a prominent landmark built between 1871 and 1875 by architect I Booth, with completion by R S Dugdale. This tall, octagonal stone structure sits on a square base and was originally constructed for J E Wainhouse to function as a belvedere tower and a chimney for his nearby dyeworks. The tower features an elaborate top with a bracketed gallery and a lantern in two stages, the upper stage being open and capped with an ogee design. It is noted for its curiosity and distinctive presence in the landscape.

Local climate

Wainhouse Tower sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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