Water Standpipe is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1995. Water standpipe. 2 related planning applications.
Water Standpipe
- WRENN ID
- lesser-tin-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 April 1995
- Type
- Water standpipe
- Address
- Water Standpipe, High Street, Drayton, OX14 4JW
- OS grid reference
- SU 481 940
- Coordinates
- 51.64355, -1.30616
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Water stand-pipe, dating from the late 19th century. It is made of cast iron and has the shape of a short, fluted column with a moulded base and capital. At the top, it features a dome-shaped fluted cap with a finial. On the front of the column, there is a small spout and a bucket-stand located underneath.
Local climate
Water Standpipe 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 3 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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