Water Tower House at King George Pumping Station
WATER TOWER HOUSE AT KING GEORGE PUMPING STATION, SWAN AND PIKE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260935
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower House at King George Pumping Station
- Statutory Address:
- WATER TOWER HOUSE AT KING GEORGE PUMPING STATION, SWAN AND PIKE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1260935
- Date first listed:
- 25-Sept-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower House at King George Pumping Station
- Statutory Address 1:
- WATER TOWER HOUSE AT KING GEORGE PUMPING STATION, SWAN AND PIKE LANE
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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 HOUSE AT KING GEORGE PUMPING STATION, SWAN AND PIKE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Enfield (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 37281 97873
Details
In the entry for:-
Swan and Pike Lane TQ 39 NE (east side) 21/288 Water Tower House at King George Pumping Station
II GV
The description shall be amended to read:-
Water Tower House. Open 1913. Designed by William Booth Bryan for Metropolitan Water Board. English bond brick with limestone ashlar dressings: Edwardian Baroque style. Canted ends, each of 3 bays, have rusticated brick pilasters flanking full-height semi-circular arched entry flanked by similar window openings: each end is framed by Tuscan columns supporting entablature with plain ashlar parapet. Entablature is continued across long side walls, which have similar window to centre of north elevation, and commemorative plaque set in similar architrave to south, framed by Tuscan columns supporting entablature. Interior: 4 cast-iron water towers with steel-plate tops. (The Engineer, March 14, 1913, pp.269-275).
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SWAN AND PIKE LANE TQ 39 NE (east side) 21/288 Water Tower House at King George Pumping Station
II GV
Water Tower House. Opened 1913. Designed by William Booth Bryan for Metropolitan Water Board. English bond brick with limestone ashlar dressings: Edwardian Baroque style. Canted ends, each of 3 bays, have rusticated brick pilasters flanking full- height semi-circular arched entry flanked by similar window openings: each end is framed by Tuscan columns supporting entablature with plain ashlar parapet. Entablature is continued across long side walls, which have similar window to centre of north elevation, and commemorative plaque set in similar architrave to south, framed by Tuscan columns supporting entablature. Interior: 5 cast-iron water towers with steel-plate tops. (The Engineer, March 14, 1913, pp.269-275).
Listing NGR: TQ3728197873
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 200826
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
The Engineer in March 21, (1913), 269-275
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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