Reservoir Inspection Chamber is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1986. Inspection chamber.
Reservoir Inspection Chamber
- WRENN ID
- iron-hearth-shade
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1986
- Type
- Inspection chamber
- Address
- Reservoir Inspection Chamber, Westward
- OS grid reference
- NY 254 458
- Coordinates
- 54.80204, -3.16111
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a roadside inspection chamber for a reservoir, dated 1868 and inscribed with "WIGTON WATERWORKS W. BANKS, ESQ CHAIRMAN." It is constructed from red sandstone ashlar and features a small gabled stone cell built into the side of a covered reservoir. The chamber has an iron door set in a chamfered surround, topped with a hoodmould, and includes a scrolled inscription beneath a date shield. At the time of the survey, the interior floor was missing and the chamber was in a derelict condition.
Local climate
Reservoir Inspection Chamber sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% 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 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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