The Dumb Steeple 100 Yards to East of Dumb Steeple Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Kirklees local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1984. Tower.

The Dumb Steeple 100 Yards to East of Dumb Steeple Farm

WRENN ID
leaning-glass-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Kirklees
Constituency
Dewsbury and Batley MP: Iqbal Mohamed (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 May 1984
Type
Tower
OS grid reference
SE 222 160
Coordinates
53.64027, -1.66475
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Dumb Steeple, located 100 yards east of Dumb Steeple Farm, is a solid, squat, circular tower that tapers upwards. It was built in 1766 and is constructed from coursed rubble. The tower features a plinth and two string courses, culminating in a conical top that is surmounted by a round finial, which is currently detached. A plaque set in a stone surround states: "Rebuilt By: Richd: : H: Beau: mont Esqr 1766."

Local climate

The Dumb Steeple 100 Yards to East of Dumb Steeple Farm receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 26 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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