Octagonal Tank at Tongswood Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1996. Infrastructure.

Octagonal Tank at Tongswood Farm

WRENN ID
steep-step-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells MP: Mike Martin (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 October 1996
Type
Infrastructure
Address
Octagonal Tank at Tongswood Farm, Water Lane, Hawkhurst
OS grid reference
TQ 776 310
Coordinates
51.05172, 0.53267
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The octagonal water tank at Tongswood Farm dates from the late 19th century and is part of the Tongswood Farm complex built for William Gunther. It features an octagonal brick base with a timber-framed open-sided top and a polygonal tiled roof. A cast iron pump is attached to the side. This structure is included as part of a well-preserved model farm group.

Local climate

Octagonal Tank at Tongswood Farm receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% 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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