Water tower at Bettisfield Park is a Grade II listed building in the Wrexham local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 November 2005. Water tower. 4 related planning applications.

Water tower at Bettisfield Park

WRENN ID
rooted-pediment-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wrexham
Constituency
Wrexham MP: Andrew Ranger (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 November 2005
Type
Water tower
Address
Water tower at Bettisfield Park, Hanmer, SY13 2JZ
OS grid reference
SJ 460 375
Coordinates
52.93284, -2.80361
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The water tower at Bettisfield Park is an Italianate structure built in 1842. It features four stages and is constructed of brick with a pyramidal slate roof and deep bracketed eaves. The entrance is located on the east side, consisting of a panel door within a moulded doorcase, topped by a large stone tablet displaying the year '1842' in raised numerals. Above the entrance, there is a 16-pane horizontal-sliding sash window in an architrave on the second stage, along with a small-pane oculus on the third stage. The north side includes another 16-pane horizontal-sliding sash window in an architrave on the lower stage, while the second and third stages have blind windows. The west and south faces feature a blind oculus on the third stage. The upper stage is arcaded on each face, consisting of five arches that are mostly blind, except for the central arch which has small-pane glazing.

Adjacent to the west wall of the tower is a former one-storey coach house or stable, which is shown on the 1873 Ordnance Survey map. This building has since been used as a garage and is now converted into a dwelling. It is also made of brick and has a slate roof with coped gables and finials similar to those of the stables. The south side retains three original openings, while a later opening has been made in the west gable end, with all openings altered. Additionally, there is a late 20th-century one-storey projection on the south side and a coped brick wall at the southeast angle.

Local climate

Water tower at Bettisfield Park receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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