The Bell Mast is a Grade II* listed building in the Medway local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1999. Bell mast.

The Bell Mast

WRENN ID
outer-alcove-coral
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood MP: Lauren Edwards (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 August 1999
Type
Bell mast
Address
The Bell Mast, Main Gate Road
OS grid reference
TQ 758 688
Coordinates
51.39185, 0.52632
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Bell Mast is a bell mast located on Main Gate Road in Chatham Dockyard, dating from the late 18th century to early 19th century. It is made of wrought iron and features a mast constructed from riveted plates, topped with a bell that is covered by a metal dome. The dome has round arches on each side supported by curved brackets. At the base of the mast, there is an octagonal swept canopy, which is supported by slim octagonal iron columns. Historically, the bell was used to summon the workforce to the Dockyard.

Local climate

The Bell Mast sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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