Water Tower at Minley Manor

The Water Tower at Minley Manor was built in 1896 for Laurence Currie, and is attributed to Arthur Castings. It is located 245 meters south of Minley Manor.

The tower is constructed from red brick laid in English bond, with limestone dressings and flint chequerwork, topped with a slate roof. It has a square plan and features a circular stair turret on its south side.

The principal elevation faces west and consists of three stages. In front, there is a raised paved platform accessed by four stone steps, which are flanked by low retaining walls with moulded copings. The ground floor is made of stone, with knapped flint chequerwork above the entrance, which is set within a canted bay. The entrance features a chamfered architrave, above which is a blind ogee arch adorned with grotesque stops and cusped relief mouldings beneath a crocketed finial. The sides of the entrance have a four-centre arched opening. Above this, there is a small, two-light mullioned window framed in chamfered stone. The brickwork above is plain, leading up to a stone corbel table with pseudo-machicolations. On three sides, there are half-dormers with stone mullioned and transomed windows beneath half-hipped roofs, which are set against the main roof that flares at the base and is clad in fishscale slates. At the top, an octagonal lantern rises from a tall base, featuring an ogival copper roof topped with a finial. The attached stair turret is made of brick, with stone drip moulds and small stone-framed windows beneath a separate conical roof, also clad in fishscale slates.

Inside, the entrance opens into a single cell that leads to the stair. The walls are lined with terracotta mosaic, and the ceiling is made of boarded timber, featuring a plaque dated 1896 in Roman numerals. The floor showcases a geometric pattern of red and white limestone, and a stone bench is built into one wall.