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WATER TOWERS IN BRITAINBarton map number 7
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 Oxfordshire and Berkshire Oxfordshire  SHILTON TANK Shilton, Oxfordshire. (07OX01) This farm tank water tower lies in the small hamlet of Shilton and is shielded by trees making it difficult to spot. Grid ref. 2608.   CARTERTON WATER TOWER Carterton, Oxford Road, Near Brize Norton Airfield. OX16 9AL. (07OX02) This red brick hospital first opened its doors in 1872 and continues to serve the public as Horton Hospital, a centre for health. ? There is however a second tower in the vicinity. This lies on the edge of the Carterton South Industrial Estate, just inside the Brize Norton military establishment.  CHIPPING NORTON WATER TOWER Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire. (07OX03) On the eastern side of this town. The tower is accessed by a track from the centre of the town but is visible from the A44 road to the north. Grid Ref. 318271. 4 Bampton (extinct) 5 Hook Norton Tank (extinct) 6 Shenington (gone, following campaign in 2016 to avoid demolition.) 7 Perrots Hill Tank, not found 8 Banbury 9 Eynsham (extinct) 10 Shipton on Cherwell - not found 11 Bletchingdon 12 Bovewell, Souldem 13 Bucknell 14 Hethe (extinct) 15 Cottisford(extinct)  MILTON COMMON WATER TOWERLocated by junction 4 of the M40 on the northern side, about 8 miles east of Oxford. It is managed by Thames Water. Grid Ref. 653034. 17 Thame (extinct) 18 Belmont, Wantage  BERINSFIELD WATER TOWERLocated in the village of the same name, about 7 miles south of Oxford; built in 1959, this tower lies prominently in the countryside alongside a housing estate. It was taken out of service in 2018 pending repairs and has a capacity of just under a million litres of water. Thames Water manage the site at Grid Ref. SU 574 498.  WALLINGFORD WATER TOWER Wallingford, Oxfordshire. (07OX20) On the outskirts of this historic town. Built in 1959, this water tower holds almost a million litres of water and was recently refurbished by Thames Water to ensure its continued use by the local community. It is 30 metres tall and can be seen for miles around South Oxfordshire. In close proximity is a more recent housing development in Beeching Way OX10 0TG. One of the buildings that survived the redevelopment of the area in this road, was part of the water pumping station. 21 Cookley Green  PORTOBELLO WATER TOWER Christmas Common, Oxfordshire. (07OX22) This tower lies about one mile north of Christmas Common on the eastern side of Oxfordshire. It is on the right, heading north, just before Hill Road on the left. Grid Ref. 722946. 23 Wolvercote, not found 24 Upper Heyford 25 Bignell Park 26 Bicester 27 Wantage 28 Milton Hill Berkshire 1 Chilton Foliat 2 South Fawley 3 Brightwalton 4 Farnborough 5 Wash Cmmon 1 & 2 Newbury 6 Bussock Hill, Chieveley 7 Down End, Chieveley 8 Greenham, Newbury 9 Frilsham 10 Bower Farm, Aldworth 11 Tadley - could not find.  BURGHFIELD WATER TOWER Padworth Road, Burghfield, Reading. (07BK12) Surrounded by woodland, it lies on the perimeter of Burghfield Common. This tower is guarded by a steel fence that makes it difficult to photograph.  PARK LANE WATER TOWER Tilehurst, Reading RG31 4DU. (07BK13) Reservoir, tower and water booster station, next door to 146 Park Lane. The Water Tower public house and restaurant are nearby at 160 Park Lane. The tower, built in 1931/2, holds a huge 900,000 litres of water, in two 4.5 metre deep tanks. A plaque on the wall commemorates the opening on the 21st October. See picture at the foot of this page.  NORCOT ROAD WATER TOWER Lies in Sona Gardens, between 54 and 54A Norcot Road, Reading, RG30 6BU. (07BK14) The tower is residential and now comprises six flats. Grade II listed.  BATH ROAD WATER TOWER 44 Bath Road, Reading. RG30 2AX. (07BK15) The site was acquired by Reading Borough Council in 1868, and the water tower built in 1870. This tower was managed by Thames Water who sought alternative uses. It is now residential and next door to Beacher Hall Care Home.  EMMER GREEN WATER TOWER On the corner of Tower Close and Peppard Road, Reading. (07BK16) The tower was built in 1957 at Emmer Green in Reading. This tower is managed by Thames Water. EARLEY WATER TOWER Reading. PG2 8EG. (07BK17) Located adjacent to Whiteknights Primary School, this tower is managed by Thames Water.  FARLEY HILL WATER TOWER Castle Hill road, just north of Farley Hill village, Reading. (07BK18) A tall concrete tower on eight legs in woodland adjacent to the road, this tower is managed by Thames Water. Grid Ref. SU750 649. 19 Buckhurst, Bracknell - could not find. 20 Windsor (extinct) 21 Slough (extinct) 22 Chilton Foliat House - Wiltshire 23 Arborfield Barracks (Extinct - now Arborfield Shopping Centre) 
Tilehurst, Reading RG31 4DU. The Water Tower public house and restaurant at 160 Park Lane. 
The above plate illustration is possibly of a water tower, albeit location unknown. LANDSCAPE Inland Water, Park or Garden, Quality Natural Environment, Rural, Urban REGION England - Southern |
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