Accumulator Tower and Chimney is a Grade II listed building in the Tower Hamlets local planning authority area, England. Accumulator tower.

Accumulator Tower and Chimney

WRENN ID
tall-hall-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tower Hamlets
Constituency
Poplar and Limehouse MP: Apsana Begum (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Accumulator tower
Address
Accumulator Tower and Chimney, Mill Place E14
OS grid reference
TQ 364 810
Coordinates
51.51199, -0.03491
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Accumulator Tower and Chimney, built around 1855, is an early octagonal structure located on the west side of Mill Place, E14. The tower features an octagonal chimney stack attached to its north side, and it was originally part of a pumping station that has since been demolished. It was likely constructed to provide hydraulic power for the cranes at the Regent's Canal Dock, designed by engineer Rendel. The tower is made of stock brick and includes a cornice and parapet, with white brick and stone dressings. It has slit windows on three faces.

Local climate

Accumulator Tower and Chimney sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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