Water Tower at Ebba's Hospital
WATER TOWER AT EBBA'S HOSPITAL, HOOK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1232484
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower at Ebba's Hospital
- Statutory Address:
- WATER TOWER AT EBBA'S HOSPITAL, HOOK ROAD
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- Date:
- 2000-11-14
- Reference:
- IOE01/03066/18
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1232484
- Date first listed:
- 16-Nov-1988
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower at Ebba's Hospital
- Statutory Address 1:
- WATER TOWER AT EBBA'S HOSPITAL, HOOK ROAD
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 AT EBBA'S HOSPITAL, HOOK ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Epsom and Ewell (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 20278 62523
Details
The following building shall be added to the list:
EPSOM HOOK ROAD TQ 2062 (east side, off) 20/308 Water tower at St Ebba's Hospital
- II
Hospital water tower. 1901 by Clifford Smith for London County Council. Red brick in Flemish bond with dressings of darker red brick and ashlar; plain tile roof. In Arts and Crafts style. 4-stage gabled tower, square on plan with stack to north side, encased by single-storey outbuildings on 3 sides which are altered or additions and are not of special interest. Ashlar band at 1st floor level; moulded cornices to 1st and 2nd floors. Round-arched, keyed openings, the windows with projecting stone sills moulded brick aprons and small-pane casements. North side has blocked doorway on left with window above on each floor, tapering rectangular stack rises against right-hand side having oculus at base and rib to each side of upper stage, the former coping removed. Other sides have paired windows and the south side a lunette to top stage with keyed oculus above. Roof has moulded kneelers and coping to raised verges, and tiny dormer windows with oversailing gabled roofs.
Listing NGR: TQ2027862523
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 407866
- 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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