Walls and Railings Around Reservoir is a Grade II listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1999. Walls, railings.

Walls and Railings Around Reservoir

WRENN ID
plain-tower-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Plymouth
Constituency
Plymouth Sutton and Devonport MP: Luke Pollard (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 August 1999
Type
Walls, railings
Address
Walls and Railings Around Reservoir, South Yard, City of Plymouth
OS grid reference
SX 450 545
Coordinates
50.37063, -4.18067
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The walls and railings surrounding the reservoir were built in 1843. They are made of granite ashlar and cast iron. The triangular reservoir is lined with granite and features railings topped with urn finials. This structure was initially constructed to supplement the 18th-century old reservoir to the north and is connected to the fire hydrant system. It has the capacity to hold 1,860 tons of fresh water. Fire prevention was a significant concern for the Yard offices, and this reservoir is considered an essential part of the dockyard's operations.

Local climate

Walls and Railings Around Reservoir sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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