Water Tower Adjoining Tower Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 July 1990. Water tower.

Water Tower Adjoining Tower Cottage

WRENN ID
waning-railing-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Country
England
Date first listed
17 July 1990
Type
Water tower
OS grid reference
TQ 756 293
Coordinates
51.03673, 0.50406
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The water tower, built around 1855 for Colonel E Lloyd A Lillesden, is located adjacent to Tower Cottage on Hastings Road in Hawkhurst. This octagonal structure is a single storey, constructed of red brick in Flemish bond with some black headers. It features a cambered doorcase with rubbed brick voussoirs and a plank door. At the rear, there are two cambered sash windows with rubbed brick voussoirs and vertical glazing bars. The tower has a moulded stone eaves cornice and an octagonal cast iron water tank adorned with raised diamond patterns, made by Garett Marshall & Co., Sun Foundry, Leeds. The building stands on a stone plinth.

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