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Water Tower

A Grade II Listed Building in Bedworth, Warwickshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.476 / 52°28'33"N

Longitude: -1.4794 / 1°28'45"W

OS Eastings: 435459

OS Northings: 286576

OS Grid: SP354865

Mapcode National: GBR 6L8.QT2

Mapcode Global: VHBWS.91S7

Plus Code: 9C4WFGGC+97

Entry Name: Water Tower

Listing Date: 13 May 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1116416

English Heritage Legacy ID: 308620

ID on this website: 101116416

Location: Black Bank, Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, CV12

County: Warwickshire

District: Nuneaton and Bedworth

Electoral Ward/Division: Bede

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Bedworth

Traditional County: Warwickshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Warwickshire

Church of England Parish: Bedworth All Saints

Church of England Diocese: Coventry

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NUNEATON AND BEDWORTH
Bedworth
TOWER ROAD (south side)
Water Tower

13/05/87

II
Water tower, now disused. Dated 1898. English bond brick. Plain-tile pyramid roof has deep boxed eaves. Square plan. Simplified Romanesque style. Six high storeys; three window range. Ground floor is slightly battered. Double-leaf moulded six-panelled doors and fanlight are deeply recessed within doorway of six simply-moulded brick orders and hood mould. Large framed panel above has inscription 'BEDWORTH WATERWORKS 1898' in relief. Chamfered single-light windows to left and right of door. Moulded string course. Main body of tower has each face set back between large corner piers, and with deep splay to top and bottom. Full-height narrow round arches have four storeys of windows, with terracotta panels of floriated ornament between each floor. Return sides have blind arches. Moulded string course and Lombard frieze. Top stage has large angle shafts. Hallow-splayed sill. Four bay arcades to each side have stone shafts, wooden louvres and continuous hood mould. Shallow roof rises to steep pyramidal finial. Interior has iron spiral staircase. The tower is approximately 45 metres high.

Listing NGR: SP3545986576

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