Warlingham Park Hospital Water Tower

WARLINGHAM PARK HOSPITAL WATER TOWER, CHELSHAM ROAD

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1377664
Date first listed:
10-Mar-1994
List Entry Name:
Warlingham Park Hospital Water Tower
Statutory Address:
WARLINGHAM PARK HOSPITAL WATER TOWER, CHELSHAM ROAD
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1377664
Date first listed:
10-Mar-1994
List Entry Name:
Warlingham Park Hospital Water Tower
Statutory Address 1:
WARLINGHAM PARK HOSPITAL WATER TOWER, CHELSHAM 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WARLINGHAM PARK HOSPITAL WATER TOWER, CHELSHAM ROAD

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:
Surrey
District:
Tandridge (District Authority)
Parish:
Chelsham and Farleigh
National Grid Reference:
TQ 37377 59560

Details

The following building shall be added:

CHELSHAM AND FARLEIGH CHELSHAM ROAD (off) TQ 35 NE 303-/3/10006 Wadingham Park Hospital Water Tower II

Water tower. 1903 by G H Oakley and W S Skinner as part of Warlingham Park Hospital, a mental asylum for the county Borough of Croydon. Free-standing Venetian-style campanile. Three stages of red brick in flemish bond with two stages above in bands of yellow and red brick in flemish bond and clockstage above in red brick. Hipped slate roof with iron weather vane. three lower stages have lancet windows and round-headed windows to ground floor and round-headed doorcase with 6 flush-panelled door and louvred fanlight. Lean-to to rear. Above this are 2 stages of ribbed polychrome brickwork with lancets. Water tank stage above has chamfered corners, blank round-headed arches, clock faces on three sides and pseudo-machicolations. Brick modillion eaves cornice and elaborate metal weathervane. This water tower is very prominent in the landscape as a landmark.

Listing NGR: TQ3737759560

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
287951
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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