Water Tower, 50 Metres West of Orwell Park School
WATER TOWER, 50 METRES WEST OF ORWELL PARK SCHOOL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030425
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower, 50 Metres West of Orwell Park School
- Statutory Address:
- WATER TOWER, 50 METRES WEST OF ORWELL PARK SCHOOL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1030425
- Date first listed:
- 20-May-1985
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Sept-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower, 50 Metres West of Orwell Park School
- Statutory Address 1:
- WATER TOWER, 50 METRES WEST OF ORWELL PARK SCHOOL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- WATER TOWER, 50 METRES WEST OF ORWELL PARK SCHOOL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Nacton
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 21646 39572
Details
In the entry for NACTON ORWELL PARK 5/21 Water tower, 50 metres west of Orwell Park House
the address shall be amended to read ORWELL PARK
Water tower, 50 metres west of Orwell Park School
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TM 23 NW NACTON ORWELL PARK
5/21 Water tower, 50 metres - west of Orwell Park House
- II
Water tower, c.1873. Supplying water for domestic use at Orwell Park. 4 stages, about 20 metres high. Red brick with dressings of limestone. The base stage has banded rusticated brickwork, and at the corners angle buttresses, each having a limestone urn finial. On each face of the 2nd stage are paired blind windows with semicircular heads, and at the corners less prominent angle buttresses with fleur-de-lys finials. The 3rd stage has smaller paired windows and shallow clasping-buttresses. The 4th stage has a large single window with balustruding beneath. The parapets have a moulded and dentilled cornice, and open balustrading with obelisk finials on corner piers:
Listing NGR: TM2164639572
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 286187
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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