Cockfosters Water Tower
The Cockfosters Water Tower is a water tower in Cockfosters Road, north London, on the edge of Trent Park, that is known for its hyperboloid structure. It is adjacent to the .
The tower was built in 1968[1] to a design by the architect Edmund C. Percey of , and J.W. Milne, chief engineer of the . It was later owned by and Veolia Water and as of 2016, is owned by Affinity Water. It incorporates a supporting hyperboloid lattice of reinforced concrete[2] and has a capacity of 1,130 m³.[3] A number of mobile phone masts are located on the roof of the structure.
Percey also designed the grade II listed Tonwell Water Tower (1964).[4]
References[]
- ^ Enfield local heritage list. Archived 2016-11-09 at the Wayback Machine London Borough of Enfield, Enfield, 2016.
- ^ Hyperboloid tower Along the Silk Road. British Water Tower Appreciation Society, 14 November 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Eber's Water Towers: Great Britain. Eber Ohlsson, Scanian Water Tower Society. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Historic England. "Water Tower (1391971)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
External links[]
Media related to Cockfosters water tower at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 51°39′32″N 0°09′09″W / 51.6588°N 0.1525°W
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