The Water Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1983. A Victorian Tower.
The Water Tower
- WRENN ID
- grim-terrace-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Sussex
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield MP: Mims Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1983
- Type
- Tower
- Period
- Victorian
- Address
- The Water Tower, Selsfield Road, West Hoathly
- OS grid reference
- TQ 349 342
- Coordinates
- 51.09133, -0.07466
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Water Tower is a prominent landmark located on Selsfield Common. It was built in the late 19th century and features a round tower that stands five storeys tall. The tower is constructed with stone mullions and has a cornice. It is topped with a high castellated parapet and includes slit windows.
Local climate
The Water Tower receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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