Clock Tower in Centre of Avenue (Erdington Cottage Homes) is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Clock tower. 2 related planning applications.
Clock Tower in Centre of Avenue (Erdington Cottage Homes)
- WRENN ID
- patient-lantern-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington MP: Paulette Hamilton (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 July 1982
- Type
- Clock tower
- Address
- Clock Tower in Centre of Avenue (Erdington Cottage Homes), the Gardens B23, B23 6AG
- OS grid reference
- SP 102 914
- Coordinates
- 52.52104, -1.85036
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The clock tower in the centre of the avenue at Erdington Cottage Homes was built in 1898 as part of the formal layout of the Aston Union Cottage Homes. It is situated at a central point in the avenue. The structure features a timber-framed openwork design that supports the clock, which is topped by a pyramidal tiled roof with two stages and overhanging eaves. The base is made of sandstone dressed plinth and includes inscription plaques.
Local climate
Clock Tower in Centre of Avenue (Erdington Cottage Homes) receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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