| has gloss | eng: The Water Tower (originally known as the New Tower) is a 14th-century tower in Chester, Cheshire, England, which is attached by a spur wall to Bonewaldesthorne's Tower on the city walls . The tower, together with its spur wall, is a Grade I listed building. The original name of the tower was New Tower but in the 17th century it became known as the Water Tower, although the city Assembly tried to insist on the usage of its correct name. The cost of the tower and the spur wall was £100 (£ today). By the end of the 16th century the river had silted up and the tower was landlocked. During the Civil War the tower was attacked and damaged. From 1671 it was leased as a storehouse but in 1728 it was described as "useless and neglected". The tower is now some inland from the river |
