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Tower Hill Water Tower
Tower Hill Water Tower is a disused water tower and local landmark in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England. Situated on the east side of Tower Hill, it was built between 1853-4 for Ormskirk Local Board of Health, and is reputed to be the oldest remaining water tower in the country. It was awarded Grade II
* listed status in 1976,〔 and is on the Heritage at Risk Register. The area immediately surrounding the tower has been used as allotments since the mid 20th century.
==Structure==
The tower is built in the Romanesque Revival style, constructed of coursed, squared sandstone, and arranged in a square plan. On each side are two narrow full-height Romanesque arches, all with stepped surrounds and arch-bands, and linked by an impost band. Above the arches is a plain frieze with carved grotesques at the corners, topped with machicolated corbelling.〔 The stone is a pale red and mottled form of Ormskirk Sandstone, probably extracted from nearby Ruff Wood.
In its present state, the tower stands at a height of approximately . Originally, the stonework was surmounted by a metal water tank with a pitched slate-covered roof, which added an extra to the height of the structure. Due to its poor condition, the tank was removed in the early 1990s.〔
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