Thorpeness est un village de bord de mer dans le Suffolk est, en Angleterre. La Maison dans les nuages est une maison inhabituelle, une tour d'eau transformée en 1923.
5661 x 7548 px | 47,9 x 63,9 cm | 18,9 x 25,2 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
17 juillet 2021
Lieu:
Thorpeness Suffolk England UK
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Thorpeness is a seaside village in the East Suffolk district of Suffolk, England, which developed in the early 20th century into a holiday village. It belongs to the parish of Aldringham cum Thorpe and lies within the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. To hide the eyesore of having a water tower in the village, the tank built in 1923 was clad in wood to make it look like a small house on top of a five-storey tower, with a separate mill next to it, which pumped water to it. It is known as the "House in the Clouds", and after mains water was installed in the village, the old tank was transformed into a huge games room with views over the land from Aldeburgh to Sizewell. The House in the Clouds is a water tower at Thorpeness, Suffolk, England. It was built in 1923 to receive water pumped from Thorpeness Windmill[1] and was designed to improve the looks of the water tower, disguising its tank with the appearance of a weatherboarded building more in keeping with Thorpeness's mock-Tudor and Jacobean style, except seeming to float above the trees.[2] The original capacity of the water tank was 50, 000 imperial gallons (230, 000 l) but during the Second World War, the House in the Clouds was hit by gunfire from anti-aircraft guns based at Thorpeness. The water tank was repaired using its own steel, which resulted in a reduced capacity of 30, 000 imperial gallons (140, 000 l).[3] In 1977 the water tower was made redundant by a mains water supply to the village, and additional living space was created. In 1979 the main water tank was removed to fully convert the building into a house. The building currently has five bedrooms and three bathrooms; it contains a total of 85 steps from top to bottom and is around 70 ft high. It has been a Grade II Listed Building since 1995.
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