House in the Clouds

💡 4 things to know

1. A tank above a houseThe list entry describes a five-storey tower with a two-storey top that contains the water tank. The operator says the tank held 50,000 gallons. Source Source Reported
2. Pumped by a windmillThe Twentieth Century Society says water was pumped by the neighbouring windmill, rescued from Aldringham. The operator also links the supply to the re-erected Aldringham mill. Source Source Checked
3. The tank came outAccording to the operator, the tank was removed in 1979, using a pulley on the north side to lower its sections. The 1995 list entry still describes the tank. Source Source Reported
4. Steel inside, boards outsideThe list entry describes a steel box frame clad with weatherboarding under a pantiled roof, and calls it a landmark and the best-known building in the village. Source Reported

📍 Where it is

🗓️ Sightings

1. 199526 Jan

   Listed Grade II (list entry date)

2. 20051 Nov

   Andrew Dunn photographs the house

3. 202418 Jan

   Historic England Archive photography job by Sarah J Lever

Green stamps mark dated photographs; amber stamps mark records or reports; red stamps mark loss. Publication dates are not camera dates.

🗞️ In the sources

✅ The facts

Architect

Frederick Forbes Glennie Source Source Checked

Built

1923 Source Source Source Checked

Client

Glencairn Stuart Ogilvie Source Source Checked

Structure

Steel box frame, weatherboarding, pantiled roof Source Reported

Tank removed

1979, according to the operator Source Reported

Listing

Grade II, 26 January 1995 (list entry); the Twentieth Century Society page says Unlisted Source Source Conflicting

🔗 Related

• Houses in the Wrong Place (12 Photos vol. 2) — Street Art Utopia
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• Historic England: list entry 1287261
• House in the Clouds: history
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Last checked: 31 October 2026. How we verify art