Folly Tower and Sections of Rubble Wall to West in Garden of Spring Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Birmingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 July 1982. Tower, garden structure. 8 related planning applications.
Folly Tower and Sections of Rubble Wall to West in Garden of Spring Cottage
- WRENN ID
- high-ledge-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Birmingham
- Constituency
- Birmingham Edgbaston MP: Preet Kaur Gill (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 July 1982
- Type
- Tower, garden structure
- Address
- Folly Tower and Sections of Rubble Wall to West in Garden of Spring Cottage, Wellington Road B15, B15 2ER
- OS grid reference
- SP 061 848
- Coordinates
- 52.462, -1.91082
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This folly tower and sections of surrounding rubble wall date from the 1820s and 1830s. It was originally built as a folly within the grounds of a house on Wellington Road, but now stands in the garden of Spring Cottage and is in separate ownership. The tower is two stories high, constructed of ironstone rubble, and is circular with crenellations along the top. It features arched openings. To the west of the tower are sections of rubble wall designed to resemble a curtain wall, originally extending further towards the original villa.
Local climate
Folly Tower and Sections of Rubble Wall to West in Garden of Spring Cottage 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.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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