Record Details
| NHER Number: | 40222 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Ludham water tower, Wateringpiece Lane |
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Summary
This modern water tower was the first British water tower to be made as a concrete shaft. The top was constructed at ground level and then jacked up into place, taking 22 hours over three days.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TG 38512 19858 |
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| Map Sheet: | TG31NE |
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| Parish: | CATFIELD, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Known as Ludham though in Catfield parish. Built 1980, the first British water tower to be made as a concrete shaft. The top was constructed at ground level and then jacked up into place, taking 22 hours over three days. See (S1).
Monument Types
- WATER TOWER (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
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Sources and further reading
| <S1> | Monograph: Barton, B.. 2003. Water towers of Britain and their part in bringing water to the people.. pp 101-102. |
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