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BOMBER STATION CONTROL TOWER (294/45) * |
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| A control tower designed for use on Very Heavy Bomber Station Airfields. Designed to Air Ministry drawing number 294/45 they were the first to be have a Visual Control Room |
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ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION CONTROL TOWER * |
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| A control tower constructed on RNAS stations by the Royal Marine Engineers. Built to a common ground floor plan they could be built with one, two or three storeys above this depending on the requirements of the station. |
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HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR TOWER * |
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| A structure used for the production of hydraulic power. A head of water was raised at the top of the tower by means of pumps. Used for powering machinery. |
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CONTROL TOWER (5223A/51) * |
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| Central two-storeyed tower surmounted by an octagonal glazed control room giving a 360 degree view. Flanked by single-storey wings. |
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ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN TOWER * |
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| A purpose-built firing platform on which an anti-aircraft battery could be emplaced. |
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CONTROL TOWER (3860/42) * |
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| A three-storey RNAS control tower, incorporating meteorological office on the ground floor and an air watch office on the second floor. |
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DRYING TOWER (11595/42) * |
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| A purpose-built building with a steel framed tower, based on drawing number (11595/42). Used for the drying of parachutes. |
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CONTROL TOWER (566/42) * |
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| A four-storey RNAS control tower. The first floor contained offices for the commander flying and meteorological offices and the upper two floors, in the form of a central tower, provided offices for air traffic control. |
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DRYING TOWER (9290/42) * |
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| A brick tower, based on drawing number (9290/42), usually added to an existing building. Used for the drying of parachutes. |
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DRYING TOWER (9294/42) * |
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| A purpose-built building with a brick tower constructed on one end, based on drawing number (9294/42). Used for the drying of parachutes. |
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RAILWAY LOOKOUT TOWER * |
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| A semaphore signalling tower on a railway. |
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WATER TOWER (1178/25) * |
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| A large, circular, reinforced-concrete tank supported on concrete staging built to Air Ministry drawing number 1178/25 and designed to hold 30,000 gallons of water. The height of the tower varied according to local site requirements. |
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WATER TOWER (9526/41) * |
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| A plate-steel water tank on a steel tower designed to hold 80,000 gallons of water. Designed to Air Ministry drawing number 9526/41. |
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COKE QUENCHING TOWER * |
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| Water spraying tower for cooling coke after it emerges from the furnace. |
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ROUND TOWERED CHURCH * |
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| A church, usually found in East Anglia, of early Medieval and/or Medieval date with attached or detached round tower. |
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BOMBING RANGE TOWER * |
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| An observation tower located on or near to a bombing range. |
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WATER TOWER (20/40) * |
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| A plate-steel water tower made with two compartments holding 30,000 gallons of water. Designed to Air Ministry drawing number 20/40. |
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LIFT TESTING TOWER * |
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| A tower, consisting of one or several testing shafts, for testing lifts and for training personnel. |
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COAL SLURRY TOWER * |
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| A building in which coal slurry, produced in the coal washing process, is recovered. |
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CURFEW BELL TOWER * |
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| A tower containing a curfew bell. The bell was rung in the evening, as a signal that fires were to be extinguished. |
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OBSERVATION TOWER * |
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| An observation tower is a structure used to provide panoramic views of the surrounding area. They are often used as attractions at seaside resorts e.g. Blackpool Tower. |
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COASTGUARD TOWER * |
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| A tower used as a watch tower by the coastguard. Often, though not always, built as part of a Coastguard Station. |
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COMMENTARY TOWER * |
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| A large structure, found at sports stadiums, from where television or radio broadcasts are made of the sporting events. |
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ROTOR TEST TOWER * |
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| A purpose built tower used for the testing of helicopter rotor blades. |
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ARTILLERY TOWER * |
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| A fortified tower designed to house a number of artillery pieces and a small garrison. Artillery towers first appear in England in the 16th century. |
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FLANKING TOWER * |
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| Small tower projecting from a castle wall, or other fortified wall. Allows defenders to fire along the length of the wall. |
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INTERVAL TOWER * |
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| A tower situated above the rampart walkway and in between the angle towers along a defensive structure, such as a castle wall. They were used as lookout towers, roofed strongpoints or platforms from which missiles could be discharged or artillery fired. |
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LANDMARK TOWER * |
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| A prominent structure situated on land specifically as a guide to navigation for travellers or as an aid/warning to sailors out at sea. |
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MARTELLO TOWER * |
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| A coastal gun/watch tower built as part of the anti-invasion defences during the Napoleonic Wars. |
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PROSPECT TOWER * |
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| A tower built on a prominent part of an estate to provide panoramic views of the surrounding countryside. |
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QUADRANT TOWER * |
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| An enclosed observation tower, usually made of brick or concrete and raised on four legs, associated with WW2 bombing ranges. |
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TILTYARD TOWER * |
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| A 16th century tower for observing tournaments, eg. at royal palaces. |
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TIMEBALL TOWER * |
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| A structure for visually communicating the exact time to ships in anchorage. A ball slides down a mast at the top of the tower, usually at noon or one o'clock exactly. |
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CONTROL TOWER * |
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| A high building at an airport from which air traffic is controlled by radio. |
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COOLING TOWER * |
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| Wooden or ferro-concrete tower for cooling waste, hot water from a power station. The water cascades from the top of the tower to a pond in the bottom. |
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DRYING TOWER * |
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| A purpose-built building with a tower used for the drying of parachutes. |
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SIGNAL TOWER * |
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| A tower in a semaphore communication system. Often a three-storey building on a hill in line-of-sight, signal towers provided working and living space, usually for two crewmen with their families. |
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SURVEY TOWER * |
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| A tower used for surveying, especially in civil engineering projects such as bridges. |
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ANGLE TOWER * |
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| A fortified tower found at the angle of a castle wall. |
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CLOCK TOWER * |
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| A tower built to display a large clock. |
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DRILL TOWER * |
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| A multi-level structure designed to simulate tall buildings to allow firefighters to practice firefighting and rescue techniques |
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GUARD TOWER * |
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| A watchtower used to guard prisons, camps or other facilities. |
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TOWER BLOCK * |
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| A tall, multi storeyed building either used as business premises or, more usually, as residential accomodation. |
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TOWER HOUSE * |
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| A multi-storey, fortified hall house with one of the crosswings being raised in the form of a crenellated tower. Permanently occupied, they date from the mid 14th to the 17th century and are found mainly in the border counties of the North of England. |
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VALVE TOWER * |
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| An iron, stone or concrete tower built up from the bed of a reservoir. From it the control valves of the pipes which draw off water at different levels are operated. |
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WATCH TOWER * |
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| A building or structure from which observation is kept of the approach of danger. |
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WATER TOWER * |
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| A tower serving as a reservoir to deliver water at a required point. |
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ACID TOWER * |
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| A coke-filled tower used for the dissolving and neutralising of acid produced by alkali-making processes. |
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BELL TOWER * |
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| A tower or turret in which bells are hung. |
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BOOM TOWER * |
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| A tower at the mouth of the harbour to defend the end of the harbour boom. |
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GATE TOWER * |
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| A tower, containing a gate, built into the walls of a town, castle or similar fortification. |
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HOSE TOWER * |
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| A structure sited within the grounds of a fire station used for drying hoses. |
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PELE TOWER * |
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| A strong, fortified dwelling, of between two and four storeys. Occupied only in times of trouble built mainly in the border country of the North from the mid 14th to the 17th century. |
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SHOT TOWER * |
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| A tower in which shot is made from molten lead poured through sieves at top and falling into water at bottom. |
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TOWER KEEP * |
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| A fortified keep in the form of a tower, used as a last refuge or defence. If a component of a larger site, use keep. |
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TOWER MILL * |
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| A windmill with a rotating cap containing the windshaft, and a stationary body in the form of a tower. |
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TOWER * |
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| A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. |
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