Two Lead Water Tanks in Grounds to Rear of Library is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. Water tank.
Two Lead Water Tanks in Grounds to Rear of Library
- WRENN ID
- small-spandrel-solstice
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Water tank
- Address
- Two Lead Water Tanks in Grounds to Rear of Library, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 493 128
- Coordinates
- 52.71052, -2.75098
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two lead water tanks located in the grounds to the rear of the Library. The tanks date from 1737 and 1787. Both are made of lead and feature low relief decoration. The earlier tank has swags, dolphins, and Tudor roses, while the later tank is adorned with lions rampant and Tudor roses.
Local climate
Two Lead Water Tanks in Grounds to Rear of Library receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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