Shropshire Union Canal Belvide Round House and Retaining Wall, Belvide Reservoir, at Sj 869103 is a Grade II* listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 March 1993. Valve house.
Shropshire Union Canal Belvide Round House and Retaining Wall, Belvide Reservoir, at Sj 869103
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-keystone-sable
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 March 1993
- Type
- Valve house
- Address
- Shropshire Union Canal Belvide Round House and Retaining Wall, Belvide Reservoir, at Sj 869103, Brewood and Coven
- OS grid reference
- SJ 869 103
- Coordinates
- 52.6907, -2.19513
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Belvide Round House and retaining wall, located at Belvide Reservoir, is a valve house constructed around 1833. It was designed by Thomas Telford for the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, now known as the Shropshire Union Canal. The valve house is a circular building made of dressed stone, topped with a cast-iron dome. It features a pair of studded wooden doors on the south side and a small square opening on the east wall. Inside, the valve equipment is believed to be original. To the west of the Round House is a concave brick retaining wall that is built into the headbank of Belvide Reservoir. This wall has sloping wings and brick copings. The Round House is part of the water control system that feeds the Shropshire Union Canal and houses a 'let-off' valve, which allows water to flow from Belvide Reservoir into a feeder stream and into the canal. This structure is an extremely rare surviving example of an original valve house. The combination of materials and the high quality of design reflect Telford's work on the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal, which was constructed between 1827 and 1835.
Local climate
Shropshire Union Canal Belvide Round House and Retaining Wall, Belvide Reservoir, at Sj 869103 receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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