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Historic England awarded the money for work on the Balkerne Water Tower, also known as Jumbo Tower, in Colchester. The tower was built in 1883 and helped to bring clean water to the town.
The 110ft (34.5m) Balkerne Water Tower, known as Jumbo, served Colchester for 100 years before ... Earlier this year, a survey funded by Historic England highlighted "significant structural ...
Paul Flatman said the tower seemed a "reasonable price" A water tower in Essex has ... Paul Flatman purchased the Colchester tower, nicknamed "Jumbo", in London for £190,000 on Thursday.
A council has granted listed building consent allowing England's ... and redeveloped. Colchester City Council's decision ...
Colchester is quietly one of England’s most attraction ... which is England's largest municipal water tower and better known, appropriately, as ‘Jumbo’. Fashioned out of 1.25 million bricks ...
England’s tallest water tower is set to reopen as a major ... The 40-metre-high Balkerne Water Tower in Colchester, also known as Jumbo, is getting a huge £9.5 million makeover.
The largest municipal water tower in England, Jumbo, closed more than three decades ago. Located on Colchester High Street in Colchester, the Grade II* listed tower was built in 1882 from 1 ...
recommended for approval by Colchester Council, were turned down late last year. Mr Braithwaite told BBC Essex he was putting the tower up for sale. Jumbo was decommissioned by Anglian Water in ...
“It will provide Colchester with a fantastic ... East of England regional director for Historic England, said: “This ...
ONE of Colchester’s most recognisable landmarks could be turned into flats, offices and a restaurant. Plans to develop the Jumbo water tower in the town centre have been recommended for approval ...
An iconic water tower in north Essex has been included on a list of the 10 most endangered Victorian and Edwardian buildings in England ... Jumbo water tower is a vital element in Colchester ...
According to the brief: ‘Led by North Essex Heritage, the Jumbo Water Tower Project in Colchester seeks to restore, convert, and extend a historically significant building into a vibrant, community ...