The structure was built in 1923 to receive water pumped from Thorpeness Windmill, 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 due to its height.
The structure was constructed in 1923 to receive water pumped from Thorpeness Windmill, and it was designed to enhance the appearance of the water tower by disguising its tank with a weatherboarded façade that blended with Thorpeness's mock Tudor and Jacobean architectural style, creating an illusion of the building floating above the trees due to its elevated position.