Water Tower to South West of Gabriel Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1990. Water tower.
Water Tower to South West of Gabriel Farmhouse
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Richmond and Northallerton MP: Rishi Sunak (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1990
- Type
- Water tower
- Address
- Water Tower to South West of Gabriel Farmhouse, Ingleby Arncliffe
- OS grid reference
- NZ 446 008
- Coordinates
- 54.4009, -1.31443
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The water supply tower, built in 1915 for Sir Hugh Bell, is located to the south-west of Gabriel Farmhouse in Ingleby Arncliffe. Constructed from snecked rockfaced sandstone, it features large alternating quoins and sits on a stepped and hollow-chamfered plinth, topped with a stone-flagged roof.
This square tower stands three stories high and is designed in one stage. The central entrance consists of an oak boarded double door set within a hollow-chamfered and roll-moulded surround. An inscription on the lintel reads: "Sir Hugh Bell built this tower as part of a water supply to Arncliffe and Rounton AD 1915." Above the door, there is a raised central panel displaying an achievement of arms and the motto "Perseverantia."
The tower is adorned with a double corbel table and four gargoyles at the eaves, and it features a battlemented parapet with rounded corners and a saddleback roof. On the right side, there is a two-light, hollow-chamfered window at ground level, and a similar window is located at the rear. The left side has a stair projection with single lights in the upper part. Surrounding the tower is a parterre made of patterned coloured cobbles, which includes the inscription "H + F B 1915."
Local climate
Water Tower to South West of Gabriel Farmhouse receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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