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I saw this building recently in another post and all I would like to do is identify the building?


I think it is a rebuild of a water tower?

Regards, Peter.

Yeah, a water tower disguised as a sort of folly. There's one in Suffolk
near Sizewell  AFAIR , also some in Germany converted to actual houses.
Would look quite good on a layout.

Quote from: Agrippa on June 12, 2014, 11:06:44 AM
Yeah, a water tower disguised as a sort of folly. There's one in Suffolk
near Sizewell  AFAIR , also some in Germany converted to actual houses.
Would look quite good on a layout.

Thankyou, I think this one is down South, Godalming rings a bell or perhaps Croydon, I'm not sure, hence the reason for posting?

I love quirky things and a water tower of this design is right up my street for inclusion on the layout somewhere, I would just like a better picture.

Regards, Peter

Go on the net to Bing Images and type in  water tower houses,
there's a huge variety of weird and wonderful designs
with good quality images.

The one at Thorpeness in Suffolk is particularly attractive clad in
dark timber with a red gable.

On a layout these would be quite unusual and literally " tower "
above other buildings! Also as they are all very individualistic
there is no fixed design thus you could make one to suit any
style or height you wished.

There is one of those near me too in Ainsworth, between Bury and Bolton Lancs.

Going back nearly 30 years I used to stay in a Bed & Breakfast near Dover which was a converted water tower. The only time I've ever seen curved central heating radiators !

Best regards,

Joe

Hi Peter

I'm from Croydon (well, originally) and thought I had to reply. I immediately honed in on the one water tower I still know there, which is in Park Hill, but it is not the one. This link should take you to a picture of it:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Park_Hill_Water_Tower,_Croydon.jpg

If you want more info then you could just google Park Hill Water Tower Croydon. Apparently it's abandoned now, shame.

Must say, the one in your picture gives me the creeps a bit though - are you sure it's not from Paultergeist or some other 1980's horror movie 

Ok, I'll get me coat if that wasn't appreciated 

Hi Peter,

Is this the original image or a zoomed in version from the other thread? as if you are lucky you can do a Google image search to find out on the web what website the original came from

http://images.google.com/imghp?hl=en

Quote from: Agrippa on June 12, 2014, 11:31:39 AM
The one at Thorpeness in Suffolk is particularly attractive clad in
dark timber with a red gable.

Yes I saw that when I played a round of golf there earlier in the year, quite an amazing structure.

I love a challenge me.
So, a few Googles later and ... I think it might be this

http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watertoren_(Gorinchem)

It's a water tower in Gorinchem in south Holland

Do a Google image search for Gorinchem watertoren

Nice try - no cigar ... sorry 

The windows are wrong ... the OPs image has a vertical 2-pane window; yours has vertical 4 panes & some kind of panel between the top pair & bottom pair.  Also, the OPs has 2 windows per side; yours has one with two panels (small windows ?  brick detail ?) as well as a brick decoration on each wall boundary ...

But the roofline and general shape are very close; maybe the OPs is another in the same area as this one you found ?

Mike

I had a good old Google on this too and that's closer than anything I found! the roof is nearly an exact match! 

Noticed the windows were different too but thought that perhaps the pictures were taken at different times and so replaced at sometime.
Right then, once more unto the Google

Okies.
watertoren vlissingen is a much better match

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=watertoren&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=kQmeU-zBOK_n7AaB6ID4CA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1280&bih=690#q=watertoren+vlissingen&spell=1&tbm=isch

http://goo.gl/maps/2f3ea

Nice Googling sir, that's the one for sure!