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| HER Number | MWB21445 |
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| Record Type | Monument |
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| Name | Water Tower, Aldermaston Park |
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Summary
Large disused water tank, associated with Second World War buildings and likely to be of mid 20th century date
Associated Legal Designations or Protected Status
- Registered Park or Garden (II) 1000530: Aldermaston Court
Monument Type(s):
- WATER TOWER (Second World War to Cold War - 1941 AD? to 1970 AD?)
Full Description
The Registered Park description for Aldermaston Court notes that a level lawn extends to the south of the mansion, and that it 'formerly contained huts and other buildings connected with the Second World War use and subsequent development', but in 1998 was largely open, with nearly all these buildings having been removed <1>. The 5th Epoch Ordnance Survey mapping of 1971 <2> shows at least two dozen rectangular buildings arranged in straight lines and rows, among them a marked water tower. The water tower is not visible a 1999 air photograph <3>, unlike two remaining buildings, but this is due to its location under trees.
Information submitted in 2016 with a major planning application for the park of Aldermaston Court <4> included photographs of the tower, raised off the ground on a tall metal framework. It was described as a large disused metal tank, drawing water from the bore hole to the south west of the site.
Sources and further reading
| <01> | Historic England (previously English Heritage). 1987. Register of Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. Aldermaston Court. [Unpublished document / SWB12616] |
| <02> | Ordnance Survey. 1962-1981. Ordnance Survey Epoch 5, 1:2500. 1:2500. [Map / SWB14665] |
| <03> | UK Perspectives. 12/09/1999. Berkshire Aerial Survey 1999 (digital aerial photographs). Aerial Photo. Digital. 1:7000. [Photograph / SWB148906] |
| <04> | West Berkshire Council. 2000-present. West Berkshire Planning Applications 2000 onwards. online. 16/02286/FULEXT. [Unpublished document / SWB147564]
http://planning.westberks.gov.uk/rpp/index.asp?caseref= (initial string - planning application number to be added after this) |
Related Monuments
| MWB15864 | Aldermaston Airfield (Monument) |
| MWB6276 | Aldermaston Court (Park) (Landscape) |
Associated Excavations and Fieldwork
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