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Water Tower House at King George Pumping Station

A Grade II Listed Building in Enfield Lock, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.6629 / 51°39'46"N

Longitude: -0.0165 / 0°0'59"W

OS Eastings: 537281

OS Northings: 197873

OS Grid: TQ372978

Mapcode National: GBR KN.SLJ

Mapcode Global: VHGQ8.NGML

Plus Code: 9C3XMX7M+59

Entry Name: Water Tower House at King George Pumping Station

Listing Date: 25 September 1989

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1260935

English Heritage Legacy ID: 200826

ID on this website: 101260935

Location: Enfield Island Village, Enfield, London, E4

County: London

District: Enfield

Electoral Ward/Division: Enfield Lock

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St James Enfield Highway

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


In the entry for:-

Swan and Pike Lane
TQ 39 NE (east side)
21/288
Water Tower House at King
George Pumping Station

II GV

The description shall be amended to read:-

Water Tower House. Open 1913. Designed by William Booth Bryan for Metropolitan
Water Board. English bond brick with limestone ashlar dressings: Edwardian Baroque
style. Canted ends, each of 3 bays, have rusticated brick pilasters flanking
full-height semi-circular arched entry flanked by similar window openings: each end
is framed by Tuscan columns supporting entablature with plain ashlar parapet.
Entablature is continued across long side walls, which have similar window to centre
of north elevation, and commemorative plaque set in similar architrave to south,
framed by Tuscan columns supporting entablature. Interior: 4 cast-iron water towers
with steel-plate tops.
(The Engineer, March 14, 1913, pp.269-275).

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SWAN AND PIKE LANE
TQ 39 NE
(east side)
21/288 Water Tower House at
King George Pumping
Station

II GV

Water Tower House. Opened 1913. Designed by William Booth Bryan for Metropolitan
Water Board. English bond brick with limestone ashlar dressings: Edwardian Baroque
style. Canted ends, each of 3 bays, have rusticated brick pilasters flanking full-
height semi-circular arched entry flanked by similar window openings: each end
is framed by Tuscan columns supporting entablature with plain ashlar parapet.
Entablature is continued across long side walls, which have similar window to centre
of north elevation, and commemorative plaque set in similar architrave to south,
framed by Tuscan columns supporting entablature. Interior: 5 cast-iron water towers
with steel-plate tops.
(The Engineer, March 14, 1913, pp.269-275).


Listing NGR: TQ3728197873

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