Water Tower
WATER TOWER, PRIORS HILL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1269722
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jul-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower
- Statutory Address:
- WATER TOWER, PRIORS HILL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1269722
- Date first listed:
- 09-Jul-1996
- List Entry Name:
- Water Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- WATER TOWER, PRIORS HILL 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, PRIORS HILL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Aldeburgh
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 46050 56564
Details
ALDEBURGH
TM4656 PRIORS HILL ROAD 837-1/4/42 (South East side) Water Tower
II
Water tower. 1870. For the municipal water works. Gault brick with red brick details; rendered basement: roof not visible. Square on plan. EXTERIOR: 4 storeys. First floor with 2 pairs of tall recessed blind arches with a lower round-arched recess between, that on west side containing a door reached by an external ladder staircase. Corbelled brick courses below second floor which has 2 groups of 3 arcaded round arches set in square headed recess, some arches blind, some pierced by casements. Top storey with water tank on brick corbelling and 3 blind recessed panels to each side. Crenellated parapet. INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: TM4605056564
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 460477
- 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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