1867 – Croydon Water Tower, Surrey
From The Building News: “Croydon water tower, which we illustrate this week, was erected in 1867,
From The Building News: “Croydon water tower, which we illustrate this week, was erected in 1867,
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. Fuller. At this time Fuller was working at Ashford for the Earl of Iveagh’s brother and this tower resembles an isolated version of towers there.
Large brick water tower, eighty-five feet high and 35 feet square. Randall was a Surveyor in the War Department,
The town Water Tower is sited on a prominent hill overlooking the town and is built of reinforced concrete.