Building record MDO32948 - The Water Tower, Palmerston Road, Bournemouth

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Summary

A water tower built around 1869 for the Bournemouth and District Water Company. The tower is built in red and blue brick in three main storeys. No longer used as a water tower.

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A water tower is shown on the OS 2nd edn 25in map (1898) (1) on Palmerston Road, Bournemouth, and on subsequent maps until at least the post World War 2 period (2). The site has subsequently been redeveloped.

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  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. c 1962. Ordnance Survey 1:2500 map, epoch five. 1:2500.

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Grid reference Centred SZ 11210 92187 (20m by 20m) Centred on
Map sheet SZ19SW
Unitary Authority Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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Record last edited

Jan 5 2016 3:00PM

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