Pump House Approximately 10 Metres North Of High Wood Farmhouse

MELTON ROSS RACE LANE TA 01 SE (west side, off) 6/32 Pump house approximately 10 metres north of High Wood Farmhouse GV II Well-head pump-house, c1830 for J G S Smith, converted to water tank in later C19. Yellow-grey brick, slate roof. Octagonal on plan. Tall single storey. Round-arched recessed panels to each side except west, some panels with later brick blocking. Blocked segmental-headed opening to north, small segmental-headed hatches to east and west sides. Vertical cast-iron ribs bolted to each side. Stepped and dentilled brick eaves cornice. Originally built to house a horse pump above a deep well, it was converted to a water tank fed by a wind pump in the village over a mile away. The thickened lower walls are supported by the iron ribs tied by iron bars to a central pillar. No longer in use for domestic water supply.

Listing NGR: TA0674812038