Wivenhoe Water Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1996. Water tower. 4 related planning applications.
Wivenhoe Water Tower
- WRENN ID
- sombre-string-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1996
- Type
- Water tower
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wivenhoe Water Tower is a town water tower built in 1902. It is constructed of red brick and features three stages, with a painted metal water tank on top. The tank has bracketed eaves and a pyramidal roof, which is topped by a wooden pyramidal louvre and a metal weathervane. The tower has a square plan and is battered at the base, with three bays on each face.
The main structure includes machicolated eaves, a stone string course above the ground floor, and a plinth made of black bricks. The second and third stages are adorned with giant pilasters that have impost blocks and blank arcading with keystones. There are round-headed lancet windows fitted with metal casements. The central entrance features a round-headed doorcase with a stone surround, colonnettes, a round-headed fanlight, and a double door with six panels.
The water tower stands 77 feet high and contains 143,000 bricks, with the tank at the top capable of holding 50,000 gallons. During the Second World War, the Home Guard stored its rifles in the building, and it is said that the rifle racks remain.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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