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WATER TOWERS IN BRITAINBarton map number 22
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 Cumbria  SEASCALE WATER TOWER (22CU01) The water tower at Seascale coastal village is a prominent landmark near the seafront, overlooking the nearby railway. It was built in the late 19th century for the Furness Railway Company and stands near the station, in an area that was once a railway goods yard. The old water tower is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England and currently serves as a location for public art. Grid Ref. NY 038 011. An ancient stone circle lies just north of the tower. 2 Silloth 3 Kirkbride  CURTHWAITE WATER TOWER (22CU04) Curthwaite was a railway station on the Maryport and Carlisle Railway (M&CR) serving West Curthwaite and Thursby in Cumbria. The station was opened by the Maryport & Carlisle Railway in 1843. In 1923 the M&CR became a part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The station was closed by the British Transport Commission in 1950, two years after the railways were nationalised. The station had two through platforms, with a station building that survives as a private house and also the water tower that survives and is now a listed building. The platforms have been demolished. Grid Ref. NY 326 492. about 6 miles south-west of Carlisle. 5 Rose Castle, Dalston Lancashire  BLACKPOOL WATER TOWER (22LC01) Warbreck Reservoir Water Tower, Warbreck Hill, Blackpool FY2 0SG. It was built in 1932 for the then Fylde Water Board, to serve the residential areas of central Blackpool. The Tower can hold 114,000 cubic metres of water. In such a flat landscape, the tower not only creates and maintains pressure in the water supply, it also stands out as a prominent landmark. You can see the water tower from the Blackpool promenade. It is fed with water from Barnacre Reservoir at Longridge near Preston, which is 16 miles away.  TOWER HILL ORMSKIRK WATER TOWER (22LC02) A disused water tower in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, situated on the east side of Tower Hill. It was built between 1853–4 for Ormskirk Local Board of Health and is reputed to be the oldest remaining water tower in the country. It was awarded Grade II* listed status in 1976. The area immediately surrounding the tower has been used as allotments since the mid-20th century. The building stone used is a pale red and mottled form of Ormskirk Sandstone, probably extracted from nearby Ruff Wood. In its present state, the tower stands at a height of approximately 17 metres (56 ft). Originally, the stonework was surmounted by a metal water tank with a pitched slate-covered roof. This added an extra 6.2 metres (20 ft) to the height of the structure. Due to its poor condition, the tank was removed in the early 1990s. Grid Ref. SD 423 085. 3 Victoria Tower, Ormskirk 4 Ruff Wood, Ormskirk  SCARTH HILL ORMSKIRK WATER TOWER (22LC05) The original tower known locally as the “pepperpot” was built in 1879. It was demolished in 1974, following a planning application report submitted to Ormskirk U.D.C. by the West Lancashire Water Board, in March 1973. This new water tower came into use from that time. The present water tower, located about a mile south-east of Ormskirk, is visible from every direction in the countryside. The old waterworks buildings have now been converted to private residences. Grid Ref. 430 066. 6 Tarleton (Becconsall)  PENWORTHAN WATER TOWER (22LC07) 2 Cop Lane, PR1 0SR. Originally built in 1890, this tower lies near Preston in Lancashire. It was built by Canon L Rawstorne but supplied water to the local village for only a few years. It was subsequently converted to residential and underwent major restoration in 2019/20. It lies adjacent to a road junction and car park. 8 Hartwood, Chorley  GREEVES HALL WATER TOWER (22LC09) The Greeves (or Greaves) Hall water tower, located in Banks, Lancashire, was a reinforced cement concrete water tower built to supply the former Greaves Hall Hospital with water. It was demolished in late 2018 to clear the brownfield site for development. The hospital, a former care centre, closed in 1992, and the site has since been redeveloped for housing. 10 Blackpool Sea Water  WHITTINGHAM ASYLUM WATER TOWER (22LC11) Water Tower at the disused former psychiatric hospital at Whittingham, just north of Preston, Lancashire. The asylum was a large mental hospital which opened in 1873 and at its peak was the largest asylum in the UK. Later, a Sanatorium with 14 beds was built for patients with infectious diseases. The site was like a small town with its own farm land, theatre, water tower and railway. In the 60s the hospital was the centre of an enquiry into cruelty and torture of patients. Grid Ref. SD 564 359.  REEBOK WATER TOWER (22LC12) Reebok water tower in Moor Lane, in the centre of Lancaster, a former mill with a distinctive water tower, built around 1900. Grid Ref. SD 480 616.  STARLING WATER TOWER (22LC13) Just west of Bury, north of Greater Manchester, this 65 foot high water tower looms over nearby houses on Cockey Moor Road. The installation of aerial masts on it has caused major concern amongst the local populace. Grid Ref. 7710.  PARK MILL WATER TOWER (22LC14) Park Mill, Helmshore, a textile mill in Lancashire located on the south-west side of Haslington. Grid Ref. 7721. However the "Park Mill Helmshore water tower" seems to be a misremembered name; there is no known water tower associated with a "Park Mill" in Helmshore, but rather a Park Hill Water Tower, a Grade II listed building in a recreation ground in the area, and the history of the two mills, Higher Mill and Whitaker's Mill, which are the Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, as well as general information about the village of Helmshore.  WAUGH WATER TOWER (22LC15) Waugh Well Reservoir, Rossendale, is built around a natural spring, high up on Scout Moor. It was named as a favourite place of Lancashire’s most famous dialect poet, Edwin Waugh. The well lies about ¼ of a mile to the east of Scout Moor High Level Reservoir on the Rossendale Way footpath. Grid Ref. 826196.  TURTON AND ENTWISTLE WATER TOWER (22LC16) BL7 0LU - Turton and Entwistle Reservoir is a large dam and reservoir near Bolton that supplies drinking water and is a popular area for outdoor activities like walking and hiking. The reservoir was initially built by mill owners and opened in 1832. It is complemented by the Wayoh Reservoir, together supplying roughly 50% of Bolton's water needs. 
Water Towers come in many shapes and sizes.... FACILITIES Tourism Information REGION England - Northern, WATER TOWER INTEREST |
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