Sedgley Beacon Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Dudley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1951. Tower.

Sedgley Beacon Tower

WRENN ID
stranded-frieze-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dudley
Constituency
Dudley MP: Sonia Kumar (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1951
Type
Tower
Address
Sedgley Beacon Tower, Beacon Hill
OS grid reference
SO 922 944
Coordinates
52.54749, -2.11527
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sedgley Beacon Tower is an early 19th-century look-out tower made of Gornal stone. It is tall and circular, consisting of three stages and is illuminated by arched slits. The tower features a cornice and embattlements.

Local climate

Sedgley Beacon Tower receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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