Water Tower

WATER TOWER, LINDRIDGE PARK

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1390899
Date first listed:
23-Feb-2004
List Entry Name:
Water Tower
Statutory Address:
WATER TOWER, LINDRIDGE PARK

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1390899
Date first listed:
23-Feb-2004
List Entry Name:
Water Tower
Statutory Address 1:
WATER TOWER, LINDRIDGE PARK

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WATER TOWER, LINDRIDGE PARK

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

County:
Devon
District:
Teignbridge (District Authority)
Parish:
Bishopsteignton
National Grid Reference:
SX 89702 75874

Details

BISHOPSTEIGNTON

SX87NE LINDRIDGE PARK 1519/7/420 Water Tower 23-FEB-04

II Water tower. Circa 1913-14; probably designed by Edward White of Milner, White and Son for Lord Cable. Rock-faced rusticated grey Devon limestone with timber superstructure. Bridgwater tile hipped roof with concrete crested ridge tiles. Square plan in Chinese style. Stone tower with large blind round arch on each side, the north east side with cambered arch doorway. The top of the tower is corbelled out and there are curved timber brackets supporting a large timber gallery with a chinoisserie timber balustrade and posts supporting the pyramidal roof that forms the canopy of the gallery. The water tower was probably designed by Edward White when he remodelled the gardens at Lindridge Park for Lord Cable. An elaborate detached water tower for a country house.

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:
490798
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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