NHER 40097 (Building record) - Post-medieval water tower

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A water tower built in 1897 by the same people who constructed Cawston college. It is of red brick, four storeys high, and has a tiled roof. The tower is thought to be converted to residential use.

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Map sheet TG12NE
Civil Parish CAWSTON, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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August 1995. Listed, Grade II.
Water tower, 1897 by Sir Ernest George and Alfred Yeates for George Cawston. Red brick of decagonal plan. Four storeys. Slit windows on alternate sides, round headed door. Decrease in thickness above ground floor, top corbelled out, tile hung, timber windows to walkway. Well inside ground floor. Steel water tank.
Information from (S1).
Plans and proposals (S2) in file (show there is a kingpost roof).
E. Rose (NLA), 1 December 2003.

  • --- Designation: English Heritage. 1990-2013. English Heritage Listing Notification. Notification. DNF1667.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1250810.
  • <S2> Drawing: Various. Various. Architectural plans.

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Jul 31 2018 3:53PM

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