Norton Water Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Halton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 October 1983. Water tower. 2 related planning applications.
Norton Water Tower
- WRENN ID
- scattered-mortar-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Halton
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 October 1983
- Type
- Water tower
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SJ 58 SE NORTON NORTON LANE
6/58 Norton Water Tower
II
Water Tower 1892 red sandstone, cylindrical, rock faced base of convex outline terminating in pulvinated band. Above this there is a plain ashlar cylinder with bases for 10 pilasters. The pilasters rise to a frieze and frame high rusticated semi-circular headed opening with keystones. The large openings are closed midway by ashlar screens with two narrow arched openings. The frieze has a Latin inscription and the dentil cornice is surmounted by an iron tank with triglyphs between pilasters with arched sinkings. There are decorative shell upstands to the rim of the tank. Access to the tower is via a double door with six raised and fielded panels in an opening framed in stone with an elaborate stone pediment.
Listing NGR: SJ5539081610
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