Water Tower And Sun Room At Wappingthorn To The North East Of The House And To The North West Of The Farm Buildings

The water tower and sun room at Wappingthorn, located to the northeast of the house and northwest of the farm buildings, is an ornamental structure built around 1930. It was designed by Maxwell Ayrton for Sir Arthur Howard. The tower is constructed of exposed reinforced concrete, featuring bush-hammered finishes and a copper roof. It has a tapering shape divided into four stages, topped with a polygonal roof and a five-foot-wide external concrete staircase. The lower two stages have pointed arched windows, while the next stage houses the water tower. The top stage is a sun room with large casement windows that provide sunlight and views. This unique combination of a water tower and sun room showcases an architectural use of concrete by a notable designer, and it is part of a series of innovative concrete buildings on the estate.