Water Tank in Grounds of Abbey Gate Place is a Grade II listed building in the Maidstone local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 August 1974. Water tank. 3 related planning applications.
Water Tank in Grounds of Abbey Gate Place
- WRENN ID
- second-cloister-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Maidstone
- Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling MP: Helen Grant (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 August 1974
- Type
- Water tank
- Address
- Water Tank in Grounds of Abbey Gate Place, Stockett Lane, Tovil, ME15 0PP
- OS grid reference
- TQ 752 536
- Coordinates
- 51.25511, 0.50989
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an 18th-century lead water tank situated within the grounds of Abbey Gate Place. The tank is constructed of lead and is decorated with raised strapwork patterns.
Local climate
Water Tank in Grounds of Abbey Gate Place sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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