Monument record TQ 66 SW 44 - WW2 Army water tower, Trottiscliffe

Summary

There are the remains of a water tower, formerly supplying the WW2 Officers Training Camp, in Trottiscliffe Country Park. There is a platform for a water tank constructed of steel stanchions with angle iron cross bracing and sheet steel platform on girders. The stanchions are set in a brick base with 3x1 bays. The construction is approximately 12m x 6m in size and 10m high. The tank has been removed but the remains of the steel sheet remain. A brick lined pit for an intake pipe is visible in the ground below the tower plus the stump of a waste pipe. It was built to supply water to the Officers Training Camp via a pumping station at the bottom of the hill. See also TQ 66 SW 45

Location

Grid reference TQ 6436 6136 (point) FCE
Map sheet TQ66SW
County KENT
District TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT
Civil Parish TROTTISCLIFFE, TONBRIDGE AND MALLING, KENT

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, Site visit, D. Eve (Kent SMR) 26/2/97 (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. Site visit, D. Eve (Kent SMR) 26/2/97.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Record last edited

Jun 11 2009 11:23AM