The House In The Clouds Baseball T-Shirt

The House In The Clouds Number of views as of 12th April 2018 = 550. Around 70 feet high, the House in the Clouds can be found in the small, east coast village of Thorpeness (Suffolk, England). Built in 1923 as a water tower, the black-painted weather-boarding was intended to disguise its original use. During the Second World War, the building came under fire from anti-aircraft guns based nearby (sounds like an episode from Dad's Army) and the water tank had to be repaired using its own steel, resulting in a reduction of its capacity from 50,000 gallons to 30,000 gallons (140,000 litres). In 1977 the water tower was made redundant by a mains water supply to the village, and additional living space was created. The house now has five bedr...