Norton Water Tower

Norton Water Tower is a water tower in Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ553816) which stands at an elevation of 233 feet (71 m) above sea level. It is a Grade II listed building.

Norton Water Tower is a water tower in Norton, Runcorn, Cheshire, England (grid reference SJ553816) which stands at an elevation of 233 feet (71 m) above sea level. It is a Grade II listed building.

History

It was built between 1888 and 1892 on the water pipeline between Lake Vyrnwy in North Wales and Liverpool to act as a balancing reservoir in the process of supplying water to Runcorn and Liverpool. Water is carried to Liverpool through a tunnel 10 feet (3 m) wide under the River Mersey. The tower was designed by George F. Deacon, the Chief Engineer of the Liverpool Corporation Waterworks Department.

Description

It is built in red sandstone in the shape of a cylinder 99 feet (30 m) high with a diameter of 82 feet (25 m). On its top is a cast iron tank with a capacity of 650,000 gallons. Ten pilasters rise from a rock-faced base and between them are round-headed arches. Above these is a frieze with a Latin inscription and over this is a cornice. On the top is the iron tank with a decorated exterior. Translated, the inscription on the frieze reads
This water, derived from the sources of the Severn, is brought to the City of Liverpool, a distance of eighty miles, through the mountains and over the plains of Wales and the intervening country, at the cost of the municipality, in the year of Our Lord 1892.

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See also

  • Listed buildings in Runcorn, Cheshire
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