Everton water tower

Everton Water Tower is a water tower situated on Margaret Street in Everton, Liverpool. Now surrounded by a modern housing estate it is a Grade II listed building. The water tower is a well-known landmark dating from 1857 and can be seen from most of Liverpool standing at the top of Everton brow.

Everton Water Tower
The water tower in April 2013
General information
TypeWater tower
LocationEverton, Liverpool
CountryEngland
Coordinates53.41730°N 2.96441°W / 53.41730; -2.96441
Completed1857
ClientLiverpool City Council
Listed Building – Grade II
Official nameWater Tower and North Building of Water Works
Designated12 July 1966
Reference no.1070630[1]

Structure

Designed by the Liverpool's first water engineer, Thomas Duncan, it is all that is visible of the 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) 12 feet (3.7 m) deep water service reservoir. The masonry hides a cast iron tank 90 feet (27 m) above ground level.[2][3][4]

The tower consists of 3 stages. The first stage is made up of an arcade of 12 arches in a rusticated style. The second stage also consists of a 12 arch arcade with each arch having an impost band and keystone and a top bracketed cornice. The final stage is recessed and contains the water tank with iron supporting brackets.[1]

History

The building was placed up for sale by owner, United Utilities, in July 2018 as they maintained the structure no longer had any operational use and had not been used for the storage or distribution of water for "many years."[5] The tower was taken off sale later in the month when it was revealed that United Utilities had been approached by a charity with a proposal for the future use of the site.[6] Despite the proposals, nothing came of them and in February 2019 the building was auctioned and sold to an unknown buyer for £70,000.[7][8]

See also

References
  1. England, Historic. "WATER TOWER AND NORTH BUILDING OF WATER WORKS, Liverpool - 1070630 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  2. "Everton Water Tower". tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. "North Liverpool: Everton including Edge Hill and Kensington". allertonoak.com. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. "Everton Water Tower". geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. Weston, Alan (2 July 2018). "Fancy getting your hands on an iconic Liverpool landmark? Now you can make a bid". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  6. Weston, Alan (14 July 2018). "Why Everton Water Tower has been taken OFF the market". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  7. "Everton's historic Water Tower set to go under the hammer at auction". Liverpool Business News. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  8. "Mystery buyer pays £70,000 for Everton's Victorian Water Tower". Liverpool Business News. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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