Colchester landmark sold to local farmer

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Jumbo water tower in Colchester Credit: ITV Anglia

The ‘Jumbo’ water tower in Colchester town centre has been sold to a local farmer for £190,000.

The Grade II* listed building went under the auctioneer’s hammer in London.

It’s the largest Victorian water tower in England and has been sold to a local poultry farmer, Paul Flatman, from Wormingford.

Paul Flatman, the new owner of 'Jumbo' Credit: ITV Anglia

A proxy bid of £140,000 by the Balkerne Tower Trust, a charity that wanted to make the tower into a museum and viewing gallery, failed to secure the building.

The tower was sold by George Braithwaite, a developer who bought it for £330,000 eight years ago.