Water Tower
WATER TOWER, AYLSHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250810
- Date first listed:
- 25-Aug-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower
- Statutory Address:
- WATER TOWER, AYLSHAM ROAD
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1250810
- Date first listed:
- 25-Aug-1995
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- WATER TOWER, AYLSHAM 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, AYLSHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Norfolk
- District:
- Broadland (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Cawston
- National Grid Reference:
- TG 16185 25045
Details
CAWSTON
TG12NE AYLSHAM ROAD 39- /2/10003 (North East side) Water Tower
II
Water tower. 1897. By Sir Ernest George and Alfred Yeates for George Cawston. Red brick; plaintile roof Decagonal on plan. 4 storeys. Ground floor entered through a round-headed plank door in south-west facet and lit through one slit window under gauged skewback arch to north-east facet: single-light casement. Off-set at first floor representing decrease in wall thickness. First and second floors lit through similar slit windows in alternate facets rising to top stage. Second floor with tie irons in form of numerals: 1897. Top stage corbelled out and tile-hung below continuous frieze of timber mullioned windows lighting walkway, 3 to each facet. Conical roof and spike finial. To south-east facet below corbel course is a tile-hung staircase spur on straight braces providing access to the internal glazed walkway. INTERIOR: ground floor with internal well. First and second floors reached by timber ladders through trapdoors. Top stage with steel water tank supported on 6 steel joists.
Listing NGR: TG1618525045
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 433287
- 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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