Water Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Reading local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1990. Water tower.
Water Tower
- WRENN ID
- hollow-loggia-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Reading
- Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire MP: Olivia Bailey (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 April 1990
- Type
- Water tower
- Address
- Water Tower, Norcot Road
- OS grid reference
- SU 672 738
- Coordinates
- 51.45927, -1.03348
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The building is a water tower located on Norcot Road in Tilehurst, dating from the late 19th century. It is constructed of red brick in English bond and features a circular plan with three stages. Each stage has semi-circular header blind arcading, alternated with sash windows that have glazing bars and semi-circular heads, all set in orange brick surrounds. A moulded brick string course separates each stage. The top stage includes circular windows with glazing bars arranged in groups of three, with small opening lights in the center. There is a planked entrance door with a semi-circular head and a flat canopy on the north side. Additionally, there is a loading bay with a derrick on the west side of the first stage. The building is currently used for storage.
Local climate
Water Tower sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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