Water Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 May 1986. Water tower.

Water Tower

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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Country
England
Date first listed
16 May 1986
Type
Water tower
Source
Historic England listing

Description

CALSTOCK THE BUTTS INCLINE RAILWAY DEPOT, SX 46 NW Calstock 4/63 Water tower 16.5.86 GV II Water tower. Circa 1872. Slatestone rubble with brick dressings. Plan: Rectangular plan water tower. The tank was open-top, set at the top of the tower. The water tower has a tall round arch, up to the height of the stonework ; above the arch the tower is in brick. There is an iron ladder set on the side of the tower for inspection of the tank. The water tower was used for the engines running on the Mineral Railway and a portable steam engine on the incline. The tower was maintained after the incline was disused as a water system was intalled using gravity only, and water pressure, to supply water to the station at Calstock town. Sources: Tamar Valley Project. Barton, D.B.: Mines and Mineral Railway of East Cornwall and West Devon 1964.

Listing NGR: SX4254869553

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