Boilerhouse And Water Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Blaby local planning authority area, England. Boilerhouse, water tower. 1 related planning application.

Boilerhouse And Water Tower

WRENN ID: little-string-harvest
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Blaby
Country: England
Type: Boilerhouse, water tower
Source: Historic England listing

Description

COUNTESTHORPE SP59 NE THE DRIVE (West Side)

1/31 Boilerhouse and Water Tower

21.9.81

GV II

Boilerhouse and water tower built for the Countesthorpe cottage homes by the Leicester Poor Law Union in 1884. Architect I. Baradale. Brick with Welsh slate roofs. The tower is a tall brick building with stone corbels supporting brick machicolations. Capped by a pyramidal slate roof with wide overhanging eaves. Adjacent to this building are the former boilerhouse and coal stores and although these have been altered, their original form is still apparent. They contain a number of decorative features including patterned cast iron grilles, and a circular lantern which has an ogee cupola and crucifix.

Listing NGR: SP5697395627

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