Water Tower on Shooter's Hill
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Water Tower on Shooter's Hill
Image: © David Anstiss Taken: 11 Sep 2011
Large converted tower beside the A207, at the junction with Baker Road. Originally a water tower (130ft high) built in the 1890s to designs by Thomas W. Aldwinckle to supply water to the Brook fever hospital, it is a plain brick pillar ornamented simply with bands of terracotta tiles and windows like arrowslits. It is not listed, but it has just been cleaned, repointed and underpinned for conversion into a stylish family home. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2004/jul/25/observercashsection.theobserver1 for more notes on the building and the nearby Severndroog Castle - folly tower.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.472361
Longitude
0.047751