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WONDERFUL 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.
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.  SUMMERSPIT WATER TOWER (13NF03) Located on Summerspit Plantation, this Braithwaite type water tower and ancillary shed is located on the Elveden Estate near Thetford, Norfolk. IP24 3TQ. The Elveden Estate is situated on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. It is a vast, historic country estate owned by the Guinness family and featuring Elveden Hall and significant farmland,  APPLETON WATER TOWER (13NF04) Located about two miles 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. Accommodation was provided within the tower for the water tower custodian. It has a 32,000 gallon cast iron tank and combined with its elegant brickwork, it is a distinctive masterpiece of architecture, with the floor above the water tank providing a viewing platform. All levels are served by a spiral staircase adjoining the tower. Restoration took place a century after construction, transforming it into elegant residential accommodation for holiday lets. 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 (13NF10) Castle Acre is situated on the western side of the A 1065 road east of King's Lynn. 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 (13NF12) Water tower or aerial mast? Whilst first sight suggests the latter, both are applicable. Grid Ref. 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 (13NF13) The village location of this tower is a couple of miles south-west of Fakenham. Grid Ref.TF865248. See also Raynham Hall listed below (13NF81) 14. Litcham 15. Ashill GONE 16. North Creake (Egmere) GONE 17. Beeston GONE 18. Fakenham 1 & 2 19. Watton 1 & 2  STANFIELD WATER TOWER (13NF20) Water tower near Mangreen Farm, Stanfield. With its base at just over 70 metres above sea level, this water tower is sited at an effective height for this area. Grid Ref. 93 21. Stanfield is about 6 miles south of Fakenham. 21. Little Snoring GONE  NORTH ELMHAM WATER TOWER (13NF22) 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.  EAST DEREHAM WATER TOWERS (13NF23) The 19th century water tower stands next to the modern water tower in Dereham. The younger of the two is thought to date from the 1960s. Like father and son, these two water towers command the local landscape. The younger water tower is managed by Anglian Water. In 2023 the older 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. Grid Ref. 993 143. 24. Swanton Novers GONE  BINTREE WATER TOWER (13NF25) This water tower is located next to the A1067 between the villages of Bintree and Foxley to the south. Grid Ref. 026 226. The Bintree Water Tower is a distinctive iron structure in Norfolk, notable for its height (around 80ft) and its role in providing gravity-fed water supply to local buildings, about 8 miles south-east of Fakenham.  MELTON CONSTABLE WATER TOWER (13NF26) 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. NR24 2GD It lies on the Tower Bank Industrial Estate 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. 27. Mattishall GONE  SALLE WATER TOWER (13NF28). Salle, Norwich NR10 4SF. Salle water tower is located about 5 miles west of Aylsham. Grid Ref. 114247. 29. Honingham  BACONSTHORPE WATER TOWER (13NF30).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 fac ory. 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. 31. Easton  HETHERSET WATER TOWER (13NF32) 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. Grid Ref 147053.  EAST CARLETON WATER TOWER (13NF33) 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. Grid Ref 169019. 34. Bowthorpe, Norwich  AYLMERTON WATER TOWER (13NF35) 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. Grid Ref. TG 1840. This would make an interesting conversion to residential if you like climbing stairs!  AYLSHAM STATION WATER TOWER (i) (13NF36i) 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. Grid Ref 195264.  AYLSHAM WATER TOWER (ii) (13NF36ii) The second tower is a regular Anglian Water building just off the Norwich Road.. Grid Ref TG1926. There also appears to be a third, details awaited.... 36. Aylsham (iii) 37. Cromer GONE  MOUSEHOLD WATER TOWER (13NF38) 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. 
 HORSTEAD WATER TOWERS (13NF39) 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. Grid Ref 263187. Click right to view it. A second tower exists near Horsted. This lies to the north-west of the village at Horstead Hall. The red brick stable block and water tower are the only visible remains. Click left to view. Built in 1835 on the site of an Elizabethan house, the Hall was demolished in the mid 20th century. During WW2 it was a cipher clerk training school. The house was the home of the Harbord family. Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield (1830-1914) was a good friend of Edward VII. Grid Ref 25 20.  FRAMINGHAM EARL WATER TOWERS (13NF40) 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 (13NF41) Another unusual pair of towers in Norfolk, this time located just south of North Walsham on the B 1150 road. Grid Ref 278293.  YELVERTON WATER TOWER (13NF42) 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. Grid Ref 287026.  KNAPTON WATER TOWER (13NF43) 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.  MUNDESLEY WATER TOWER (13NF44) This tower is located on a hill overlooking Links Road. Grid Ref. TG3036.  HAPPISBURGH WATER TOWER (13NF45) Located just north of Happisburgh Common, Norfolk, adjacent to a gabled house. Grid Ref.368299. 46. Ludham  DAMGATE WATER TOWER (13NF47) Martham. This tower lies at the end of a road just north of the village of Martham. Grid Ref 460191.  CAISTER-ON-SEA WATER TOWER (13NF48) 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. Grid Ref 514132. 49. Welney 50. Hilgay 51. Mundford GONE 52. Croxton GONE 53. East Wretham 54 South Wood, Brettenham GONE 55. Kenninghall  NORTH LOPHAM WATER TOWER (13NF56) North Lopham is a thriving village in Breckland, South Norfolk, just north of Lopham Fen where the rivers Waveney and the Little Ouse start their journey. The village is located about a mile north of the A1066 Thetford to Diss road. North Lopham Towers comprise a 1940's concrete water tower with mobile phone masts and nearby, a church tower, built in the 13th century, using flint and stone. Grid Ref. 035826.  DISS WATER TOWERS (2) (13NF57) The older Diss Water Tower is a 1912 brick municipal towers in Louie's Lane. Another modern concrete tower stands adjacent, off Scholars Walk. Both towers are located on the north-western side of Diss, Grid Ref. 113 803. According to AI, the older one is now notable for its transformation into a unique, modern residence with panoramic views, featuring large glass sections in the former tank area and wooden cube living spaces within the old structure, showcasing innovative use of mass timber and creating a stunning residence from what became a derelict building. 58. Bunwell Street 59. Burston 60. Pulham Market  LONG STRATTON WATER TOWER (13NF62) The Long Stratton water tower is located on the A140 road running north-south, just south of the village of Long Stratton, which is about 12 miles south of Norwich. Grid Ref. 193 909. In 2016 it was reported destroyed. The large concrete water tower now on site has replaced the original concrete tank. 62. Harleston 63. Ditchingham GONE  LODDON INGLOS WATER TOWER (13NF64) 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. Grid Ref 345955.  TOFT MONKS WATER TOWER (13NF65) This water tower is located in about 8 miles west of Lowestoft. Grid Ref. 413951. This tower was installed in the 1970s. It is an industrial landmark of Swedish design, noted for its construction method where the tank was built from prefabricated parts on the ground and then slid up the shaft by jacks. Located in Norfolk, the tower stands next to a forest and is an example of modern water distribution technology.  HOUGHTON PARK WATER TOWER (13NF66) Bircham Rd, King's Lynn PE31 6TY. The beautiful Palladian Mansion buildings date from the 1720s were built for Britain's first Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, Houghton Hall is now the residence of a direct descendant of Sir Robert Walpole, and his family. The Hall, surrounded by extensive parkland, is known for its iconic white fallow deer. Houghton Hall and Gardens is now closed to visitors until Spring 2026. 67. Bircham Newton 
 CAWSTON WATER TOWER (13NF68) This tower lies about 2 miles east of Cawston and was converted to residential use in 2003/4. Grid Ref. 163251. This redundant water tower is a Grade II listed building situated in a woodland north of the B1145 that connects Aylsham with Cawston. The building is unique in that it is the only 10 sided decagon brick water tower in England. Now the tower is converted into a two-bedroom house (with the top floor within the original tank) in conjunction with architect Elspeth Beard, who organised the planning permission. She was the first British woman to circumnavigate the world by motorcycle in the early 1980s and resides in Munstead water tower. For more information gallop to the Norfolk Timber Frames web site by clicking left. 69. Hellesdon Hospital 70. Bixley Mill 71. Wroxham Hall 72. How Hill Mill, Ludham  KILVERSTONE WATER TOWER (13NF73) Circa 1905 arts & crafts style water tower at the stately home Kilverstone Hall. Kilverstone is a small parish in Breckland on the north-east edge of the town of Thetford. In 1086 Kilverstone was held by the King and by Robert Malet, and the Domesday Book records mills, a fishpond and flocks of sheep. The water tower came later! Kilverstone Hall is a Grade II listed building built in the early 17th century. It includes a parkland estate of 3,000 acres. Grid Ref. 89 84.  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.  HORSTEAD WATER TOWER (13NF75) Horstead lies about 5 miles north of Norwich and the distinctive water tower is located to the west of the B1150 road, about half a mile south of the village near Horstead Lodge. Grid Ref. 261 187. Anglian Water earlier have completed work on a £14 million upgrade that saw water pipes installed from Horstead Water Tower (WT) near Coltishall to East Ruston Water Treatment Works (WTWs), stopping abstraction of water from four boreholes and the decommission of the WTWs at East Ruston. This enabled the water company to secure resilient water supplies for people in Norfolk and protect the local environment such as the Broad Fen, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). This investment is part of Anglian Water’s Water Resources Management Plan, which seeks to secure water supplies across the East of England for decades to come.  EASTON WATER TOWER (13NF76) The tower belongs to Anglian Water. The Easton tower is a brutalist design in reinforced concrete so probably originates from the 1950s. Easton is a village and civil parish in Norfolk, located about 6 miles west of Norwich, by the A47 T road. Grid Ref, 13 11.  WALCOTT GREEN WATER TOWER (13NF77) A water tower located in the hamlet of Walcott Green which is in the parish of Walcott. Walcott is a coastal township between Bacton and Happisburgh and the tower lies about 1.5.miles south of the township. Grid Ref. 368 299. 78. Catfield.  COSTESSEY WATER TOWER (13NF79) Click the picture to explore the architectural beauty of the New Costessey Twin Towers in Norfolk. This futuristic structure stands tall and proud, showcasing innovative design. Costessey is a township about 4 miles north-west of Norwich. New Contessey lies on the southern side. The water tower stands in the latter. Grid Ref. 17 09.  HOVETON HALL WATER TOWER (13NF80) The disused water tower at Hoveton Hall gardens, Hoveton, Norfolk is powered by a Hydram water powered pump which was designed by John Blake. Hoveton Hall Estate is a historic estate located in Norfolk, offering a unique setting for public gardens, events, and corporate hire. The gardens are open to the public from April to September each year, providing a peaceful escape in the Norfolk countryside. The estate is also a family home, owned by the Buxton family since 1946, and offers various accommodations, including a luxury B&B. Hoveton lies about 8 miles north-east of Norwich and Hoveton Hall is about a mile north-east of the village. Grid Ref. 315201.  RAYNHAM HALL WATER TOWERS (13NF81) Raynham Hall, East Raynham, R21 7EP The brick water tower was built in a noble style close to Raynham Hall, albeit in the trees. No problems with the water pressure for the Marquis and his household since it was built in the late 19th century, or for visitors when the Hall is open to the public. Grid Ref. 883 258. Click right to view. There is a second tower nearby. This is a fully functioning concrete tower which can be seen by going to West Raynham tower listed above. (13NF13). Raynham Hall tower is just over a 1km away to the east.  SYDERSTONE WATER TOWER (13NF82) This is one of two water towers in Syderstone, Norfolk, mentioned in planning documents as a landmark near a development site. Syderstone lies about 4 miles west of Fakenham. The two water tower identified here are: one is Grid Ref. 836321, the other at Grid Ref. 843315, on the western side of Sculthorpe Airfield. Sculthorpe Training Area, previously Royal Air Force Sculthorpe, is a military training site administered by the Defence Training Estate, part of the Ministry of Defence. 
This may be a water tower, but not in Norfolk, we suspect. REGION England - Central, WATER TOWER INTEREST |
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