Water Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Canterbury local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 October 2001. Water tower.

Water Tower

WRENN ID: iron-vestry-jay
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Canterbury
Country: England
Date first listed: 26 October 2001
Type: Water tower
Source: Historic England listing

Description

956/0/10010 26-OCT-01

ADISHAM WOODLANDS ROAD Water Tower

Water tower. Built in 1903 for Margate Corporation District Waterworks in Edwardian Italianate Revival style. Rectangular tower of two stages in red brick and terracotta with iron water tank. Lower stage has pilasters with banded rustication, open arcading with round arches with stone keystones and terracotta decoration above with stone panel bearing date and name of waterworks. One arch to shorter sides, three to longer. Moulded stringcourse between stages. Upper stage is similar but without the rustication and has deep eaves cornice on brackets supporting walkway (with decorative iron railings) around panelled iron tank. Tank is inscribed "Erected by Newton Chambers and Co, Thorncliffe Ironworks Sheffield 1903".

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