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WATER TOWERS IN BRITAINBarton map number 13
In order to display a database of water towers, Britain has been divided into county groups with each group on a separate web page. The starting point is the towers identified in Barton B. (2003) Water Towers of Britain, The Newcomen Society. This data has then been updated.
Email: towers@thespas.co.uk (click here to send an email) Website: Click Here ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Norfolk 1. Kettle Mills, Kings Lynn  HUNSTANTON WATER TOWERS 1 and 2(13NF02) Redgate House is located on Redgate Hill, Hunstanton. Originally one of two such towers in Hunstanton, this tower is now residential. The other has been demolished. This one was built in 1897 to supply the village of Heacham to the south. Grid Ref. 705277. 3. Heacham see Hunstanton above.  APPLETON WATER TOWER (13NF04) North-east of King's Lynn PE31 6AY. A magnificent Victorian water tower that was built to service the royal estate of Sandringham nearby, back in 1877. It has a 32,000 gallon cast iron tank and combined with its elegant brickwork, it is a distinctive masterpiece of architecture, Restoration took place a century after construction, transforming it into elegant residential accommodation. Grid Ref. 705277. 5. The Mount, Docking 6, Station Road, Docking GONE 7. West Acre GONE  GREAT MASSINGHAM WATER TOWER (13NF08) This water tower is located about half a mile along, on the right of the road from Great Massingham to Grimston accompanied by two aerial masts. These pictures were taken in 2022.  SWATHAM WATER TOWER (13NF09) This water tower is located on a lane just to the west of Swatham in Norfolk. Grid Ref. 814089. Its principal use is now as a location for a mobile phone mast.  CASTLE ACRE WATER TOWER Castle Acre is situated on the western side of the A 1065 road east of King's Lynn.(13NF10) This historic village in Norfolk is characterised by historic ruins. To the east sits a ruined castle, to the west, a ruined 11th-century priory, each dated to post Norman Conquest times. Between these is the ruined 13th-century bailey gate. Another historic ruin to the north of the village, until recently, stood a ruined water tower. In recent years it was imaginatively converted to residential use. It was originally constructed for nearby RAF Massingham during WWII, and afterwards moved to Castle Acre where it was decommissioned in the early 90s. 11. North Pickenham GONE   EAST LEXHAM WATER TOWER Water tower or aerial mast? Whilst first sight suggests the latter, both are applicable.(13NF12) TF8616. East Lexham lies on the B, 1145 west-north-west of Dereham. Nearby a similar tank can be seen in the roadside woods but without its legs!  WEST RAYNHAM WATER TOWER The village location of this tower is a couple of miles south-west of Fakenham. (13NF13) Grid Ref.TF8624. 14. Litcham 15. Ashill GONE 16. North Creake (Egmere) GONE 17. Beeston GONE 18. Fakenham 1 & 2 19. Watton 1 & 2  STANFIELD WATER TOWER This tower lies to the south of Fakenham, on county lanes about half the way to Dereham.(13NF20) 21. Little Snoring GONE  NORTH ELMHAM WATER TOWER North Elmham is located midway between Fakenham and Dereham. Mistaken for a water tower, the building illustrated is actually a dove cot dating from 1840. (13NF22)  EAST DEREHAM WATER TOWERS The 19th century water tower stands next to the modern water tower in Dereham. Like father and son, these two water towers command the local landscape.(13NF23) The water is managed by Anglian Water. In 2023 the old tower, one of only two surviving water towers of its type in Norfolk, comes with planning permission to convert it into a four-bedroom, four-storey dwelling that aims to combine the industrial feel and history with contemporary living space. The Grade II listed structure has subsequently been put on the market. 24. Swanton Novers GONE  BINTREE WATER TOWER This tower, which dominates the local landscape, is located on the A 1067 south-east of Fakenham. (13NF25) Grid Square TG0222.  MELTON CONSTABLE WATER TOWER This substantial water tower on a metal clad building is located on the left when heading away from Melton Constable on the B 1354 road. It lies on the Tower Bank Industrial Estate NR24 2GD but was originally built in 1898 to supply water to the railway works and to the village. The metal legs and space beneath the tank have been enclosed and it now stores water for irrigation purposes. (13NF26). 27. Mattishall GONE 28. Sall 29. Honingham  BACONSTHORPE WATER TOWER, Another tower managed by Anglian Water. Baconsthorpe Castle lies just north of the village. It is a moated, fortified, 15th century manor house, now in ruins. It was built by the Heydon family and later used as a wool-processing factory. The site is in the care of English Heritage who have designated it a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. It is believed that a water tank was inserted into the base of the castle tower at the time when the east range of the complex was used as a wool processing factory in the 16th century.(13NF30). 31. Easton  HETHERSET WATER TOWER Hetherset is located on the A.11 road between Norwich and Wymondham. The water tower is on the north-west side of the township on the road to High Green. In 2014 work started on 160 homes at Hethersett water tower site. It is now adjacent to a modern estate and is visible behind a bungalow. (13NF32) Grid Ref 147053.  EAST CARLETON WATER TOWER, East Carleton lies to the east of Wymondham. The concrete 'wineglass' water tower was built for Anglian Water in 1983. It is set back from Water Tower Road, to the west of the village. (13NF33) Grid Ref 169019. 34. Bowthorpe, Norwich  AYLMERTON WATER TOWER Managed by Anglian Water, this tower is located just outside the village of Aylmerton near Cromer in north-east Norfolk. Also recorded as Felbrigg Water Tower. (13NF35) Grid Ref. TG 1840. This would make an interesting conversion to residential if you like climbing stairs!  AYLSHAM STATION WATER TOWER (i), Aylsham lies about 10 miles north of Norwich. There appears to be three water towers here. The first, at Aylsham railway station, is located in the town and is the northern terminus of the Bure Valley Railway, a narrow gauge operation which reuses some of the track bed of a former standard gauge branch line that closed in 1977. (13NF36i) Grid Ref 195264.  AYLSHAM WATER TOWER (ii), The second tower is a regular Anglian Water building just off the Norwich Road.. (13NF36ii) Grid Ref TG1926. There also appears to be a third, details awaited.... 36. Aylsham (iii) 37. Cromer GONE  MOUSEHOLD WATER TOWER, Norwich. Located on Telegraph Hill (East) on the eastern side of Norwich city where it is a conspicuous feature on the Thorpe Hamlet skyline. To the east of this 80 foot tower are the Mousehold Reservoirs, in a spacious area of woodland off Quebec Road and Telegraph Lane. The tower was erected in 1932-3 and forms part of the Mousehold Waterworks which were established in the late 19th century. (13NF38)  HORSTEAD WATER TOWER, This unusual water tower was built in the 1960s or 1970s. It is located at Horstead Lodge on the B 1150 road just south of Horstead village and Coltishall. Horstead Hall was a country house in Norfolk that was demolished in the 1950s. The now derelict stable block and water tower are some of the visible remains. (13NF39) Grid Ref 263187.  FRAMINGHAM EARL WATER TOWERS, Heading south-east out of Norwich on the B 1332 road brings you to the village of Poringland, after about 4 miles. The Anglian Water towers are on the left up a side road to Framingham Earl as you enter Poringland. (13NF40) Grid Ref 267028.  NORTH WALSHAM WATER TOWERS, Another unusual pair of towers in Norfolk, this time located just south of North Walsham on the B 1150 road. (13NF41) Grid Ref 278293.  YELVERTON WATER TOWER, Heading south-east out of Norwich on the A 146 road brings you to the turning right to the village of Yelverton, after about 4 miles. The tower is on the north side of the village on the road to Framingham Earl. It no longer appears to be in use as a water resource and is now residential. (13NF42) Grid Ref 287026.  KNAPTON WATER TOWER, Knapton lies just inland from Mundesley on the north-east coast of Norfolk. According to the British Water Tower Appreciation Society, the Knapton tower was built about 1957 and holds 75,000 gallons of water, with the top water level being 194 ft. above Ordnance Datum (55 ft. above ground level). The tower is located at Grid Ref. TG 30348 34069.(13NF43)  MUNDESLEY WATER TOWER, This tower is located on a hill overlooking Links Road. (13NF44) Grid Ref. TG3036.  HAPPISBURGH WATER TOWER, Located just north of Happisburgh Common, Norfolk, adjacent to a gabled house. (13NF45) Grid Ref.368299. 46. Ludham  DAMGATE WATER TOWER, Martham. This tower lies at the end of a road just north of the village of Martham.(13NF47) Grid Ref 460191.  CAISTER-ON-SEA WATER TOWER, Caister Water Tower is a dominant landmark on the east Norfolk coast just north of Great Yarmouth. It was opened in 1932 by the Great Yarmouth Waterworks Company and stands 49 metres high, making it clearly visible on the horizon for miles around. At the location there is a substantial caravan and mobile home park with the tower situated in Covent Garden Road; about half a mile from the beach.(13NF48) Grid Ref 514132. 49. Welney 50. Hilgay 51. Mundford GONE 52. Croxton GONE 53. East Wretham 54 South Wood, Brettenham GONE 55. Kenninghall 56. North Lopham 57. Diss 1 & 2 58. Bunwell Street 59. Burston 60. Pulham Market 61. Long Stratton 62. Harleston 63. Ditchingham GONE  LODDON INGLOS WATER TOWER, Anglian Water, Norfolk, NR352HT, Loddon Inglos Manor lies to the south-west of Loddon. The water tower lies about one mile further south on the country lane that they are both located on. (13NF64) Grid Ref 345955.  RAVENINGHAM WATER TOWER (13NF65) This water tower is located in south-east Norfolk; just south-west of a hamlet called Maypole Green. Grid Ref. 413951. This tower was designed in Sweden and installed in 1977. 66. Houghton Park 67. Bircham Newton  CAWSTON WATER TOWER, Cawston. This tower lies on the outskirts of the village and is converted to residential use. (13NF68) For more information see the Norfolk Timber Frames web site by clicking the picture left. 69. Hellesdon Hospital 70. Bixley Mill 71. Wroxham Hall 72. How Hill Mill, Ludham 73. Kilverstone Hall  GREAT WITCHINGTON WATER TOWER (13NF74) This water tower is located on the A1067 road from Norwich to Fakenham, just outside Great Witchington opposite Clayhill Farm. 
This may be a water tower, but not in Norfolk, we suspect. REGION England - Central, WATER TOWER INTEREST |
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