The future of Cane Hill’s water tower is open to question. It’s afforded some protection by merit
of being a local landmark, but I don’t believe it shares the local listing status which protects
the Administration Block and Chapel from Squibb’s nibblers and bulldozers.
However, English Partnerships have made no firm decision regarding its future,
still weighing up the various pros and cons of their four alternative master plans for the site.
Given their gung-ho desire to flatten everything they can, I fear for the structure’s future.
Cleaned up and converted, the water tower would be a wonderful landmark, and an interesting feature
within the redeveloped post-Cane Hill landscape.
Let’s hope imagination and historical appreciation wins over profit margins and number of units per acre.
© Simon Cornwell 2008
