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Wallasey Water Tower

A Grade II Listed Building in Liscard, Wirral

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.4178 / 53°25'4"N

Longitude: -3.0458 / 3°2'45"W

OS Eastings: 330588

OS Northings: 391734

OS Grid: SJ305917

Mapcode National: GBR 7X5X.CJ

Mapcode Global: WH876.5CV5

Plus Code: 9C5RCX93+4M

Entry Name: Wallasey Water Tower

Listing Date: 20 January 1988

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1258308

English Heritage Legacy ID: 444478

ID on this website: 101258308

Location: Liscard, Wirral, Merseyside, CH44

County: Wirral

Electoral Ward/Division: Liscard

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Wallasey

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Merseyside

Church of England Parish: Liscard St Thomas

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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Description


SJ 39 SW WALLASEY MILL LANE
(north side)
Wallasey

3/61 Wallasey Water
- Tower

- II

Water tower, now used by garage. Dated 1860 above entrance.
Brick with stone dressings. Square plan, 5 storeys.
Romanesque style. Battered rock-faced stone base with band
over. Round-headed entrance has stepped reveals and arch.
2 round-headed lights to returns. Clasping pilasters to
angles. Giant arches with paired round-headed window with
colonnettes with scalloped capitals and archivolts, the top
most pair have tympanum with blind roundel. Lombard frieze
above giant arch and top cornice and machicolated parapet.
All sides similar.


Listing NGR: SJ3058891734

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