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Latitude: 50.7282 / 50°43'41"N
Longitude: -1.9424 / 1°56'32"W
OS Eastings: 404158
OS Northings: 92069
OS Grid: SZ041920
Mapcode National: GBR XYG.HW
Mapcode Global: FRA 67T5.32C
Plus Code: 9C2WP3H5+72
Entry Name: Water Tower
Listing Date: 13 September 1995
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1224087
English Heritage Legacy ID: 412523
ID on this website: 101224087
Location: Upper Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, BH14
County: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Poole
Traditional County: Dorset
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset
Church of England Parish: Parkstone St Peter and St Osmund with Branksea St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Salisbury
Tagged with: Water tower
POOLE
SZ09SW MANSFIELD ROAD, Upper Parkstone
958-1/5/251 (West side)
Water Tower
II
Water tower. Late C19. For Dorset Water Board. Red brick with
white brick dressings, some limestone and terracotta
dressings, with cast-iron tank and other ironwork. Square
plan.
3-stage tower with 2-bay sides, carrying a cast-iron tank.
Tower has battered plinth of red brick in English bond with 2
recessed bands of paler red brick and limestone roll moulding
to top of plinth; broken by round-headed doorway to rear
(regarding street elevation as front).
Sides are divided into 2 bays by giant white brick pilaster
strips to angles and centre of each side. Pilaster strips have
tall, thin sunk panels of red brick with round-arched heads,
and bands of red brick above, defining "capitals". Round
arches of white brick join pilaster strips and frame 3 tiers
of tall iron-framed windows with round-arched heads of white
brick, except to rear which is windowless; dentilled brick
string courses at stage levels within giant arches. Large
terracotta paterae to spandrels of arches joining pilaster
strips and round-arched corbel frieze.
Cast-iron brackets between arches of corbel frieze support
iron railing and timber deck of walkway round base of tank,
directly below corbel frieze. Tank has pattern of 7 square
panels in 3 tiers, framing circle joined to courses by
diagonals. Central circle to street side frames medallion
lettered round rim JOHN ABBOT & CO GREENHEAD-ON-TYNE and in
centre LIMITED 1884. INTERIOR not inspected.
Listing NGR: SZ0415892069
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