Tower of former parish church is a Grade II* listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1968. Church tower. 2 related planning applications.
Tower of former parish church
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-groin-sunrise
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1968
- Type
- Church tower
- Address
- Tower of former parish church, The Heritage Centre, Church Street, Upton Upon Severn, Worcester, Upton-Upon-Severn, WR8 0HX
- OS grid reference
- SO 851 406
- Coordinates
- 52.06444, -2.21798
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The tower of the former parish church in Upton-upon-Severn, located on Church Street, is a Grade II* listed structure. This west tower, which belonged to a church demolished in 1937, dates back to the 14th century and is built of stone. It features three stages and has diagonal buttresses on the west face. Each face of the tower has a single long two-light bell opening with Y-tracery and a quatrefoil head, all set within a chamfered surround. The tower has a continuous chamfered arch. Originally topped with a spire, this was replaced in 1769 by an elegant octagonal timber cupola with a copper roof and lantern. The tower is finished with a stone cornice and corner urns. The cupola drum includes keyed bulls-eye panels and a modillion cornice. The architect responsible for this design was Anthony Keck, and the tower underwent restoration in 1982.
Local climate
Tower of former parish church receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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