Water Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Lincoln local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 August 1973. Water tower. 14 related planning applications.
Water Tower
- WRENN ID
- still-cupola-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lincoln
- Constituency
- Lincoln MP: Mr Hamish Falconer (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 August 1973
- Type
- Water tower
- Address
- Water Tower, Chapel Lane, LN1 3BQ
- OS grid reference
- SK 974 720
- Coordinates
- 53.23664, -0.54106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The water tower, dated 1911, was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield. It features tooled ashlar facing on a brick core and is topped with a pyramidal slate roof, showcasing Baroque Revival detailing. The structure has a battered plinth, clasping pilasters, and a plain parapet supported by corbels. It is built on a square plan with a projecting center on each side, each having rebated corners and five small windows.
The south front is notable for its massive door surround, which includes channelled rustication and a cove-moulded round-headed doorway with a keystone, double doors, and a fanlight. Above the doorway is an inscribed datestone. The second stage of the tower features a central bracketed canopy on each side, displaying the City arms in a cartouche on the south side, with round windows on the other sides. Flanking panels are adorned with fleurs-de-lys in relief.
Inside, the iron water tank is supported by a brick cylinder. The elaborate ashlar facing was added to help the tower blend in with the nearby historic buildings.
Local climate
Water Tower receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 14 applications
- 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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