WATER CATCHER AT TQ 3335 0978

The water catcher, located between the north boundary of Stanmer Park Nurseries and the borough boundary, is a Grade II listed structure built between 1870 and 1875 to the design of Thomas Jones, the estate foreman. It measures approximately 70 metres long and 12 metres wide, with an enlargement to the west completed in the 1890s. Constructed from brick, cement, and a mixture of tar and sand, the surface was coated with tar and sand in the 1930s. The water catcher features occasional breaks that act as channels, a continuous gully on one side, and a brick break marking the boundary of the original structure, located about 25 metres from the west. At the east end, there is a brick and cement tank that spans the full width of the catchment and is approximately 1 metre deep, complete with an overflow at the north-east corner and remnants of the filter system at the southern end. This water catcher was used to supply water for the internal plumbing of Stanmer House and the estate buildings. Although it no longer has the surrounding timber walls and slate roof that directed water onto its face, it is recognized as a rare technical feature.