Former water tower and pumping station, Trinity Road, Sheerness

Image: © Jo and Steve Turner Taken: 29 Jun 2016

The rearmost of the two buildings was erected in 1840s with this front building added in 1891. The building contains three wells, one with an 18 inch borehole reaching down 805 ft from the surface. The tower provided the Isle of Sheppey with water until 1960. Previously Grade II Listed it was removed from protection in 1988 despite being regarded as historically important. Over the years many proposals have been made for use of the site until in 2000 the buildings came under the Mile Town conservation area. A housing application in 2002 was withdrawn but one in 2005 was granted but appears to have come to nothing. An application to demolish it in 2012 was rejected.

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