A 129-year-old Grade II-listed water tower untouched since 1897 has gone on sale for £225,000 - with planning permission to transform it into a six-storey dream home with panoramic views. A 129-year-old Grade II-listed water tower untouched since 1897 has gone on sale for £225,000 - with planning permission to transform it into a six-storey dream home with panoramic views.

Historic water tower with permission to become dream home on sale at £225,000

A 129-year-old Grade II-listed water tower untouched since 1897 has gone on sale for £225,000 – with planning permission to transform it into a six-storey dream home with panoramic views.

A 129-year-old water tower with plans to become a six-storey dream home has gone up for sale at £225,000.

Historic Grade II-listed Cox’s Tower has planning permission for a transformation into a towering home with panoramic views.

It also includes approval for three new five-bedroom homes to be built on the surrounding land.

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The red-brick building in Gainsborough, Lincs, has remained untouched inside and out since it was built in 1897.

Described as a truly rare and unique development opportunity, the tower has been tipped as the ideal “Grand Designs style project”.

A 129-year-old Grade II-listed water tower untouched since 1897 has gone on sale for £225,000 - with planning permission to transform it into a six-storey dream home with panoramic views.
The Historic Grade II-listed Cox’s Tower. (Jam Press/William H Brown)

It is said to have the potential to become a dream home or a unique Airbnb, as reported by Luxury Property News.

Planning permission for the change of use was granted by West Lindsey District Council in 2024.

The Cox’s Hill reservoir was first built in the 1860s to supply the growing town before being extended in the 1890s, prompting the construction of the new tower.

A 129-year-old Grade II-listed water tower untouched since 1897 has gone on sale for £225,000 - with planning permission to transform it into a six-storey dream home with panoramic views.
Street view. (Jam Press/William H Brown)

Cox’s Tower is being marketed by agents William H Brown.

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