We're not sure of the sales status of this tower, we find estate agents notoriously unreliable at deleting sold properties (it must be something to do with SEO), but browsing the web for something else as usual, we came across this tower for sale in Tiptree, Essex, the home of the jam makers of the same.
Presented by the Desmond Boyden partnership, offers in excess of £150,000(ex VAT) would land you this lovely octagonal Victorian gem with planning permission to convert it into two live/work units. The steel tank is extant and lined with concrete. Oh and of course, if you buy it, you can automatically become an honorary member of BWTAS.
Contact the agent Graham Newman at Boydens on 01376 570335. Viewing is strictly by appointment.
POSTSCRIPT 17/12/09
Tim Oxton contacted BWTAS to pass on the following information:
I passed this water tower yesterday and the For Sale sign (Boydens) was on display. It was snowing and I wasn't inclined to stop, so I can't tell you any more. The tower itself looks attractive but the immediate surroundings rather less so.
Boydens may be marketing it for residential use, but another estate agent proposes it for storage or commercial use.
Planning permission was granted for change of use (for either commercial or residential) in November 2007.
We appreciate the update. It seems as if this tower is proving harder to shift than others in the current economic climate. Perhaps it could be had for a very reasonable price by a climbing club or a rope access training facility or even be used as a smokehouse?
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