Water Tower, 200 Metres South West of Elveden Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 October 1984. A Victorian Water tower.

Water Tower, 200 Metres South West of Elveden Hall

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk MP: Nick Timothy (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 October 1984
Type
Water tower
Period
Victorian
OS grid reference
TL 822 796
Coordinates
52.38422, 0.67668
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The water tower, built in 1895, is located 200 metres south-west of Elveden Hall. It stands about 20 metres high and has a square plan. The design is eclectic, primarily featuring Baroque details. The structure is made of red brick with limestone dressings at the upper levels. It has a battered base and consists of four stages, with the fourth stage being the most prominent. The third stage features flush horizontal bands of limestone ashlar, while the fourth stage showcases strongly expressed limestone dressings. The windows are designed in the Baroque style, with limestone architraves that include keystones and moulded cornices. Each face of the fourth stage has a large central window, accompanied by a balustraded balcony supported by stone brackets. Flanking flat pilasters uphold a moulded cornice and arcaded parapets topped with central Flemish gables. The doorway at the base has a semi-circular brick arch made up of several orders, leading to deeply recessed framed and boarded doors. The tower is capped with a copper-covered cupola roof featuring a weather-vane finial. It is listed as Grade II* due to its exceptional elaborateness and imposing presence as a Victorian estate water tower.

Local climate

Water Tower, 200 Metres South West of Elveden Hall sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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