Water Tower of St Francis' Hospital is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1985. Water tower. 3 related planning applications.
Water Tower of St Francis' Hospital
- WRENN ID
- patient-transept-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Sussex
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex MP: Alison Bennett (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1985
- Type
- Water tower
- Address
- Water Tower of St Francis' Hospital, Colwell Road, Haywards Heath
- OS grid reference
- TQ 339 230
- Coordinates
- 50.9915, -0.09256
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The water tower of St Francis' Hospital, built in 1859 by H E Kendall junior, is part of the Lunatic Asylum complex. It is constructed of yellow brick with red brick decoration and features a roof concealed by an elaborate parapet. The tower has a square plan and stands six storeys tall, topped with elongated domed bastions and a suggestion of battlements. Most storeys include two round-headed casement windows, while the fourth storey has rectangular openings outlined by brick impost bands. This design presents an elaborate treatment for a functional building and is styled similarly to the hospital.
Local climate
Water Tower of St Francis' Hospital receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 63% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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