Industrial record MCC5210 - Bures Water Tower, Bures Road, Mount Bures
Summary
Mid C20 concrete water tower.
Location
Grid reference | Centred TL 9015 3105 (13m by 13m) |
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Map sheet | TL93SW |
Civil Parish | MOUNT BURES, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
This is the site of a 1936 reinforced concrete water tower. It consists of a 24-sided concrete water tank supported on a twelve-sided central core and twelve columns which are tied back to the core with ties and struts at three intermediate levels and tank soffit level. There are three ring beams tying the columns together at intermediate levels and one at the tank soffit level. Window openings in the central core have been filled in and there is a wooden door. <1>.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SEX53911 DESC TEXT: Crosby, Tony. 1999. The Public Water Supply Industry in Essex 1850-1939.
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Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Oct 5 2020 1:53PM