Waterworks Pumphouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1986. Pumphouse.

Waterworks Pumphouse

WRENN ID
bitter-lantern-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 July 1986
Type
Pumphouse
Address
Waterworks Pumphouse, Grafton
OS grid reference
SU 268 587
Coordinates
51.32716, -1.61658
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Waterworks Pumphouse is a Grade II listed building located in Grafton, built in 1899 for private waterworks. It is constructed of red brick in header bond and has a circular plan with offsetting top and bottom courses. The structure features a brick dome, which has expressed headers and a crenellated terminal. The doors are boarded and also curved in plan, fitted with cast iron hinges. A dedication stone inscribed in Gothic majuscules reads: "WEXCOMBE WATERWORKS. THE GIFT OF WILLIAM CORBIN FINCH AD 1899." The reservoir at the rear is not included in the listing.

Local climate

Waterworks Pumphouse receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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