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Restoration Projects
There have been several restoration projects carried out in different parts of the Grade II listed early 18th century Water Tower. The first that we know of was the work completed after World War II bomb damage. Since that time The Daughters of the Cross, then the Carshalton Water Tower Trust and now Carshalton Water Tower and Historic Garden Trust have worked on many projects with the assistance of the Friends.
Since the Friends were formed in the early 1990¹s this restoration work includes:
- The remains of the Water Wheel in the Pump Chamber
- The restoration of the window in the Robing Room, now the Kitchen area
- Bathroom tile restoration
- Orangery and Saloon windows
- Brickwork and the stone piers in the Pump Chamber.
There is a continual ongoing programme of painting and decorating and work in the landscape areas to create the gardens.
Hermitage Restoration
The Hermitage, which is also Grade II listed, comprises two parts of different periods. The centre stone building, which is possibly early 18th century and flanking flint walls which are mid Victorian. In the late 1980¹s The Daughters of the Cross raised money to restore mainly the central Hermitage. This work was completed in 1992. The East flanking wall has since been restored.
Restoration of the Folly Bridge
In late 2006 Carshalton Water Tower and Historic Garden Trust signed a lease to have the Folly Bridge and Lake area within their charge. During 2007 work carried out has cleared the area around the Folly Bridge which will now allow estimates to be obtained for its restoration.
For more information and pictures of various projects that have been undertaken then visit the Restoration and Project Gallery below