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Water Tower Listing

Linton’s water tower, for 70 years a landmark on Rivey Hill, has officially received its conservation listing.   English Heritage supported the application and late in July the Parish Council received the news that the Secretary of State had decided to list the tower for the following reasons:

1. Built in 1935-6 as part of the Linton water scheme, it is a striking example of Art Deco design
2. Unusually for its date, it was constructed in brick rather that concrete in order to harmonise with the landscape
3. The dodecagonal brick exterior has a monumental presence, and a sculptural quality enhances by the twelve tapering buttresses
4. The impressive buttressed interior contains an open structure of steel girders supporting the water tower
5. The tower has landmark value due to its prominent and exposed position on Rivey Hill.