Water Pumping Station Boiler House and Chimney is a Grade II listed building in the Stafford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1980. Boiler house, chimney.

Water Pumping Station Boiler House and Chimney

WRENN ID
far-barrel-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stafford
Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent South MP: Dr Allison Gardner (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 April 1980
Type
Boiler house, chimney
Address
Water Pumping Station Boiler House and Chimney, Common Lane, Swynnerton
OS grid reference
SJ 829 369
Coordinates
52.92988, -2.25529
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The water pumping station boiler house and chimney, built around 1890, is constructed of yellow brick with red brick and stone dressings, featuring a stone base. It is a single-storey structure with arched windows, gabled ends, and a brick octagonal chimney located against the south gable.

Local climate

Water Pumping Station Boiler House and Chimney receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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