Water Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1975. Water tower. 5 related planning applications.

Water Tower

WRENN ID
plain-ledge-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1975
Type
Water tower
Address
Water Tower, Bridport Road, Dorchester
OS grid reference
SY 683 906
Coordinates
50.71417, -2.44918
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The water tower on Bridport Road was built in 1880 and is an octagonal structure made of brick. Each side features a tall narrow arch that extends almost to the parapet level. The tower has decorative string courses at the base, at the level where the arches spring, and at the top of the parapet. There are ornamental keystones above the arches and a mock machicolated parapet. Inside, there is an octagonal central staircase tower made of red brick that houses the central supply pipe. At the top, there is a round metal water tank with an octagonal cover, which is secured by railings from the parapet. The tower is still in use today.

Local climate

Water Tower receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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