Wheelhouse on West Bank of Ringstone Edge Reservoir is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 July 1984. Wheelhouse.

Wheelhouse on West Bank of Ringstone Edge Reservoir

WRENN ID
idle-flue-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 July 1984
Type
Wheelhouse
Address
Wheelhouse on West Bank of Ringstone Edge Reservoir, Green Lane, Ripponden
OS grid reference
SE 048 178
Coordinates
53.65732, -1.92758
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wheelhouse on the west bank of Ringstone Edge Reservoir was built in 1886 by engineer Thomas Hawksley from Wakefield. It is one of two wheelhouses, with the other located on Saddleworth Road. The structure is made of rock-faced stone and ashlar, featuring a cylindrical shape with an arched doorway that has an expressed keystone. It has a heavy ashlar cornice and a hemispherical dome, which is topped by a solid parapet with an iron crown. This wheelhouse is a notable example of the masonry traditions found in the area.

Local climate

Wheelhouse on West Bank of Ringstone Edge Reservoir 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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