Description

CAWSTON

TG12NE AYLSHAM ROAD
39- /2/10003 (North East side)
Water Tower

II

Water tower. 1897. By Sir Ernest George and Alfred Yeates for George Cawston. Red brick;
plaintile roof Decagonal on plan. 4 storeys. Ground floor entered through a round-headed
plank door in south-west facet and lit through one slit window under gauged skewback arch
to north-east facet: single-light casement. Off-set at first floor representing decrease in wall
thickness. First and second floors lit through similar slit windows in alternate facets rising to top
stage. Second floor with tie irons in form of numerals: 1897. Top stage corbelled out and
tile-hung below continuous frieze of timber mullioned windows lighting walkway, 3 to each
facet. Conical roof and spike finial. To south-east facet below corbel course is a tile-hung
staircase spur on straight braces providing access to the internal glazed walkway. INTERIOR:
ground floor with internal well. First and second floors reached by timber ladders through
trapdoors. Top stage with steel water tank supported on 6 steel joists.

Listing NGR: TG1618525045

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26542833

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)