Octagonal Tower in the Grounds of the Warren is a Grade II listed building in the Dartford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1999. Gazebo.
Octagonal Tower in the Grounds of the Warren
- WRENN ID
- rough-cornice-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dartford
- Constituency
- Dartford MP: Jim Dickson (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1999
- Type
- Gazebo
- Address
- Octagonal Tower in the Grounds of the Warren, High Street, Swanscombe and Greenhithe
- OS grid reference
- TQ 586 750
- Coordinates
- 51.45262, 0.2824
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Octagonal Tower in the grounds of The Warren is a gazebo dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. The structure features flint construction with red brick dressings and a plain tiled roof. It has an octagonal shape and consists of one storey and a basement. There is a continuous wooden casement on three sides, and access is provided via stairs at the rear. Originally located in Ingress Park, the tower was designed to offer views of the River Thames. Sir William Chambers is known to have designed an enlargement of the house and garden buildings around 1772, but this particular building cannot currently be confirmed as his work. It is part of a series of garden buildings in Ingress Park. The windows and roof covering were replaced in the early 20th century.
Local climate
Octagonal Tower in the Grounds of the Warren sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% 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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