Water Tower, at Junction with Frith Hill Road Water Tower, at Junction with Knoll Road is a Grade II listed building in the Waverley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 1977. Water tower. 1 related planning application.
Water Tower, at Junction with Frith Hill Road Water Tower, at Junction with Knoll Road
- WRENN ID
- burning-tower-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Waverley
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash MP: Sir Jeremy Hunt (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 August 1977
- Type
- Water tower
- Address
- Water Tower, at Junction with Frith Hill Road Water Tower, at Junction with Knoll Road, Godalming, GU7 2EJ
- OS grid reference
- SU 969 446
- Coordinates
- 51.19313, -0.61431
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
A water tower, opened in 1880 for the Frith Hill Godalming and Farncombe Water Company. It is constructed of coursed Bargate rubble stone with red-brick quoins, banding, and decorative elements. The tower is castellated and comprises two stages. The upper stage is square, with a corbelled central bow on each side. An octagonal stair turret is situated at the corner of the upper stage. The lower stage features a tall pointed arch on each side, with an impost moulding and a brick band rising as a hood over each arch. The upper stage has a single vent and a circular window in each bow. Ladders provide access to the upper stage.
Local climate
Water Tower, at Junction with Frith Hill Road Water Tower, at Junction with Knoll Road receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 1 transaction since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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