Cistern house in garden of Orchard house (EHER 38248)

A cistern house, originally built in 1587 and rebuilt in 1805 by public subscription. It is a surviving remnant of the public water supply provided by Thomas Cannock in 1587. A brick-built circular structure encloses the water cistern which is fed by a spring and feeds the pump on Cromwell Hill (EHER 38266).

September 1971. Grade II listed. A cistern house, originally built in 1587 and rebuilt in 1805 by public subscription. It is a surviving remnant of the public water supply provided by Thomas Cannock in 1587. It is a circular structure which encloses the water cistern and is built from red brick in header-bond with a Roman cement-rendered dome. Over the narrow entrance door is a stone lintel with a panel inscribed 'REBUILT BY SUBSCRIPTION 1805' in Roman letters. The cistern is fed by a spring, to the south, the water then fed via lead pipe to the pump on Cromwell Hill (EHER 38266). The cistern also has an overflow into an adjacent artificial pond and via an overflow pipe to the river below. <1> NRHE data transfer: Well-head. Rebuilt 1805. A domed brick canopy with lintel recording its erection by subscription over Cromwell Well, source of water taken to pump still standing on Cromwell Hill. This public water supply was given to the borough in 1587 by Thomas Cammock. <2>