NHER 55591 (Building record) - Diss Water Tower

Built on the highest plot of land available to the council at the time. Built 3 storeys high of red brick with a cast iron water tank on top. Originally it had 2 wells drilled 400 feet deep into the chalk and the water was brought up by coal engine powered pumps. At the time of construction, (early 1900s) the population of Diss was around 1,500 people. This amount could easily be supplied by 10 hours pumping and 1 hour purifying per day. The water had to be purified, as it came from a chalk layer and was very hard. At some point in the late 20th century the water tank was extended to over double its original height to cope with increased demand as the population grew. The tower ceased supply in the late 20th century.
See (S1).
W. Arnold (HES), 24 May 2011.

March 2009
A newspaper article (S2) reported plans to convert the tower to 7 homes. It gives the date of construction as 1912 and end of use as 2003.
A. Yardy (HES), 04 November 2014.

June 2012. Building Survey.
Details to come.
P. Watkins (HES), 9 February 2017.