Base of the Southern Crystal Palace Water Tower, SE 19 - Bromley

Base, trenches and pipework of the southern Crystal Palace water tower. Built for the Crystal Palace Company by Fox, Henderson and Company to designs by Isambard Kingdom Brunel between 1854 and 1856. The tower itself was demolished in 1940-1941. The structure comprises a thick, tapering, ring of brickwork, beneath which is a subterranean area enclosed within the circular mass concrete foundation. The brickwork has a coating of cement render which has fallen off in places so that it is now vulnerable to further weather and vegetative damage.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

Base Of The Southern Water Tower To The Crystal Palace Including Attached Low Walls, Brick-Lined Trenches And Pipework

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade II

List Entry Number:

1469984

Local Planning Authority:

Bromley

Site Type:

Industrial > Water regulation installation

Location

Building Name:

Base of the Southern Crystal Palace Water Tower

County:

Greater London

District / Borough:

Bromley

Parliamentary Constituency:

Lewisham West and Penge

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Poor

Occupancy / Use:

Not applicable

Priority:

C - Slow decay; no solution agreed

Previous Priority:

C

Ownership:

Local authority

Designation:

Listed Building grade II, RPG grade II*, CA