Owners Andrew Tate and Deborah Mills warmly welcomed 11 members of BWTAS on Saturday Octber 3rd 2009 to their home in the Coleshill Water Tower near Amersham, a tower made famous by the Channel 4 programme Grand Designs.
Our members reported "the conversion is beautifully done, the unused external tank remains in place and the modernist extension, although quite large, is hidden from most viewpoints by a grass bank and grass roof, effectively disguising it as one of the nearby covered reservoirs. From any distance, it looks like the original unmodified water tower."
Our members reported "the conversion is beautifully done, the unused external tank remains in place and the modernist extension, although quite large, is hidden from most viewpoints by a grass bank and grass roof, effectively disguising it as one of the nearby covered reservoirs. From any distance, it looks like the original unmodified water tower."
The view from the back garden, the only place you can see tower and extension together.
The view from extension. The vertical scale had a mechanical indicator showing water level in tank.
The view from mid level showing covered reservoirs.
The iew from top bedroom window - in the distance is Canary Wharf and the BT tower.
Andrew and BWTAS chairman Wil Harvey talking in the hall at the tower's base. On the wall an original architect's drawing is reproduced.
The inscription on the front door detailing the history of the tower.
BWTAS extends its very grateful thanks to Andrew and Deborah for showing us their home.
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