Debatable if there is enough here for a report, but thought I'd pop it in "Other" all the same.
1. The History
Not much history on this stone-built water-tower. Initially you could be forgiven for mistaking it for a folly. There are two floors under the water tank at the top of the tower. It may have served the nearby Cote Field house and estate. According to previous O/S maps, it was built sometime between 1903 and 1929.
2. The Explore
Nice and easy and very bijou. Only got a handful of pictures are there isn’t too much to this place. However, thought it deserved a report in its own right. In the winter, the water tower reveals itself from the road when the leaves are off the trees. @tarkovsky had previously given me the head’s up about this place and spotted it by chance when passing. The two floors are a bit sketchy, but the iron rungs set into the corner are fine to climb. Interesting way to spend 20-or-so minutes and a bit different.
3. The Pictures
A few externals:
With the windows you could be forgiven for thinking it was a folly:
It used to have electricity by the looks of this old fuse box:
Presumably, this stop-cock let the water flow out:
Here’s those rungs:
The first floor is missing its floorboards:
Looking up to the second floor:
That's all folks!
1. The History
Not much history on this stone-built water-tower. Initially you could be forgiven for mistaking it for a folly. There are two floors under the water tank at the top of the tower. It may have served the nearby Cote Field house and estate. According to previous O/S maps, it was built sometime between 1903 and 1929.
2. The Explore
Nice and easy and very bijou. Only got a handful of pictures are there isn’t too much to this place. However, thought it deserved a report in its own right. In the winter, the water tower reveals itself from the road when the leaves are off the trees. @tarkovsky had previously given me the head’s up about this place and spotted it by chance when passing. The two floors are a bit sketchy, but the iron rungs set into the corner are fine to climb. Interesting way to spend 20-or-so minutes and a bit different.
3. The Pictures
A few externals:
With the windows you could be forgiven for thinking it was a folly:
It used to have electricity by the looks of this old fuse box:
Presumably, this stop-cock let the water flow out:
Here’s those rungs:
The first floor is missing its floorboards:
Looking up to the second floor:
That's all folks!
