1867 – Croydon Water Tower, London
Architect: Baldwin Latham
From The Building News: “Croydon water tower,
From The Building News: “Croydon water tower,
The old Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station are the only public buildings to survive in this area on Michigan Avenue destroyed by the Fire of 1871.
The water tower was constructed in 1880 to the designs of J.F.
Large brick water tower, eighty-five feet high and 35 feet square.
Built in 1918, this water tank is designed to hold thousands of litres of drinking water from the aqueduct from which the city gets its water.
The town Water Tower is sited on a prominent hill overlooking the town and is built of reinforced concrete.