Water Tower
WATER TOWER, HEAPHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261882
- Date first listed:
- 14-Aug-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower
- Statutory Address:
- WATER TOWER, HEAPHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261882
- Date first listed:
- 14-Aug-1992
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- WATER TOWER, HEAPHAM 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, HEAPHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lincolnshire
- District:
- West Lindsey (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Gainsborough
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 82095 90066
Details
The following building shall be added:
GAINSBOROUGH HEAPHAM ROAD SK 89 SW 910-0/10/10001 Water Tower - II
Water tower. 1897-8. Engineer Henry Riley. Red brick with yellow brick panels, some sandstone dressings, iron-framed windows, and lead roof. Hexagonal plan. Built against a reservoir embankment, with 4 storeys plus a semi-basement storey accessible through a doorway on the east side. 4 of the sides have narrow round-arched windows to their ground and 1st floors, set within yellow brick panels and with arches of rubbed red bricks. The rear side is similar but has a ground-floor doorway with shouldered lintel. The front side, facing north-east, has a round window at 1st floor level. At ground-floor level there is a marble plaque with pedimented sandstone surround. Its inscription records that construction of the tower and reservoir was commenced by the Urban District Council of Gainsborough in 1897 and lists the names of members of the council, the clerk, engineer, and contractor. The 3rd and 4th storeys are separated by a sandstone cornice with Lombard frieze. Below the frieze on the front side the 3rd storey, which is otherwise blank, has 2 round-arched windows with a sandstone surround, transom, and brick apron. The upper storey has 2 round-arched windows to each side, separated by sandstone pilasters. The 6-sided lead roof has a crowsnest with iron railings and a flagpole.
Listing NGR: SK8209590066
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 355302
- 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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