Folly Tower Approximately 50 Metres South West of the Bath House is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. Folly. 2 related planning applications.
Folly Tower Approximately 50 Metres South West of the Bath House
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands
- Constituency
- Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1986
- Type
- Folly
- Address
- Folly Tower Approximately 50 Metres South West of the Bath House, ST13 7ER
- OS grid reference
- SJ 990 511
- Coordinates
- 53.05766, -2.01585
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Folly tower built in the early 19th century, located approximately 50 metres south-west of the Bath House. It is constructed from rock-faced coursed stone and features a flat roof that is hidden behind crenellated corbelled parapets in a Castellar style. The tower has a small plan and steps down a bank, consisting of a circular main tower with an attached circular stair tower. The main tower is two storeys high and is lit by 2-light stone mullioned windows, while the stair tower to the north-east rises to three storeys, with the entrance located at the rear. This folly was built as part of a group with the Bath House and was presumably intended to provide a view that was never fully realized. The two structures are just visible from Basford Hall, but they do not relate to any approach.
Local climate
Folly Tower Approximately 50 Metres South West of the Bath House receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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 — 2 applications
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