Norton Water Tower
NORTON WATER TOWER, NORTON LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1335884
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Norton Water Tower
- Statutory Address:
- NORTON WATER TOWER, NORTON LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1335884
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Norton Water Tower
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTON WATER TOWER, NORTON LANE
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:
- NORTON WATER TOWER, NORTON LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Halton (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SJ 55390 81610
Details
SJ 58 SE NORTON NORTON LANE
6/58 Norton Water Tower
II
Water Tower 1892 red sandstone, cylindrical, rock faced base of convex outline terminating in pulvinated band. Above this there is a plain ashlar cylinder with bases for 10 pilasters. The pilasters rise to a frieze and frame high rusticated semi-circular headed opening with keystones. The large openings are closed midway by ashlar screens with two narrow arched openings. The frieze has a Latin inscription and the dentil cornice is surmounted by an iron tank with triglyphs between pilasters with arched sinkings. There are decorative shell upstands to the rim of the tank. Access to the tower is via a double door with six raised and fielded panels in an opening framed in stone with an elaborate stone pediment.
Listing NGR: SJ5539081610
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 56013
- 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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