Disused Colliery Air Shaft Tower is a Grade II listed building in the High Peak local planning authority area, England. Colliery air shaft tower. 1 related planning application.

Disused Colliery Air Shaft Tower

WRENN ID
last-merlon-coral
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
High Peak
Constituency
High Peak MP: Jon Pearce (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Colliery air shaft tower
Address
Disused Colliery Air Shaft Tower, Bings Road, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7HW
OS grid reference
SK 012 811
Coordinates
53.32729, -1.98254
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The disused colliery air shaft tower, dating from the mid 19th century, is constructed of red sandstone and features various irregular window openings that were added during its later use as storage premises. The tower has a triangular-shaped coping to its parapet and is recognized as a prominent local landmark.

Local climate

Disused Colliery Air Shaft Tower sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 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 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 3 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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