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WONDERFUL WATER TOWERS IN BRITAINBarton map number 23 UNDER CONSTRUCTION
In order to display a database of water towers, Britain has been divided into county groups with each group on a separate web page. The starting point is the towers identified in Barton B. (2003) Water Towers of Britain, The Newcomen Society. This data has then been updated.
Website: Click Here ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Northumberland 1 Shoreswood  HOLY ISLAND WATER TOWER (23NL02) The Water Tower, Holy Island (Lindisfarne), Northumberland. The tower lies near the centre of the built up area but isn't a historical relic being a functional modern structure, often noted by visitors near the car park. It is a prominent landmark seen when arriving from the mainland. However it is difficult to access, probably the easiest access being up a private road from the small school. As it is a private road, one does not wish to intrude too long composing the perfect picture. Grid Ref. NU 12 42. The Holy Island lies off shore about 10 miles south-east of Berwick Upon Tweed. 3 Longframlington 4 Seahouses  MORWICK WATER TOWER (23NL04) The water tower was built c.1960. The tower stands near a reservoir at Morwick Farm, on high ground south-west of Warkworth, a mile or so inland from Amble. Its saucer shape is pretty unusual and makes it a unique landmark in the north east. Grid Ref. 238 037.  BROOMHILL WATER TOWER (23NL06) Built in the 1950s by Green of Warkworth, it is a huge concrete tank standing on stilts within the old Broomhill Colliery site. It was abandoned when the pit closed in 1961. Standing tall over the Northumberland landscape like a concrete Martian space craft, this brutalist beauty is respected as a relic of the area's industrial past. Grid Ref. 246 015.  COLWICK WATER TOWER (23NL07) Cafe this way - The Colwick water tower, located in Carlton Road Nottingham NG4 2JT, is a distinctive structure built around a chimney on the Colwick Industrial Estate. Known for its unique design and historical significance, this specific tower remains a notable landmark in the Colwick locality, serving as an example of industrial architecture that provided water storage and pressure for the community to enhance their welbeing. Grid Ref. SK 60 41. 8 Broomley  CURROCK HILL WATER TOWER (23NL09) This water tower is located on Currock Hill, which is on the border between Northumberland and Tyne and Wear. Although the summit itself lies entirely within Northumberland, the eastern top (at 259 m, or 850 ft) is the highest point in both Tyne and Wear and the metropolitan borough of Gateshead. The name "currock" comes from a Celtic word for a cairn or a stack of stones and is still widely used in the North East. Grid Ref. NZ 09 89.  TRANWELL WATER TOWER (23NL10) Water Tower on the road to Tranwell. It was built during the Second World War to support the nearby RAF Morpeth. This pair of metal tanks makes a rather unappealing sight in the wet weather! The Tranwell Water Tower is located in Tranwell which is about two miles south of Morpeth, Northumberland. The tower is easily visible from the roadside south of Tranwell village, not far from the A1T road, Grid Ref. 188 827. 11 North Seaton  CAMBOIS WATER TOWER (23NL12) Cambois Water Tower A Redundant Water Tower near to North Blyth, Northumberland. Click left for a larger picture. 13 Scremerston Old Mine  HAGGERSTON CASTLE WATER TOWER (23NL14) Haggerston Castle is a notable 19th-century tower, rotunda, and stable block that survived the destruction of the main mansion house. Now forming part of a Haven Holiday Park. the tower stands out symbiotically as part of the historic remains, alongside a Mash and Barrel restaurant, caravan park, and leisure facilities with car parking and other modern amusements. Haggerston Castle Site is situated south of Berwick-upon-Tweed. The site is historically significant with the tower now a Grade II listed building.  ALNWICK CASTLE WATER TOWER (23NL15) Alnwick Castle is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodelled a number of times. It is a Grade I listed building with an adjacent attraction, the Alnwick Garden. The water tower sits next to the kitchen garden of Alnwick Gardens. It is a two storey, natural stone, castellated tower. Click right for the tower now in a car park. The current duke and his family live in the castle occupying only a part of it. The castle is open to the public throughout the summer.  HALTWHISTLE WATER TOWER (23NL16) Haltwhistle railway station, Tyne Valley Line. This Victorian water tower was designed by Peter Tate and built by R. Wylie and Co. for the North Eastern Railway Company back in 1861. It is now a stylish cafeteria. Haltwhistle lies between Carlisle and Newcastle Upon Tyne. Click left for a larger picture.  HEXHAM WATER TOWER (23NL17) The old water tower at Hexham Station. The tower lies south-east of the Station and is Grade II listed. It dates from the 1850s when it was designed by Peter Tate, engineer to the Newcastle & Carlisle Railway. The original cast iron tank was later replaced by a panelled tank of galvanised iron. Hexham lies between Carlisle and Newcastle Upon Tyne. Click right to see the tower. 18 Pine Dene, Ponteland 19 Northgate Hospital, Morpeth 20 Tranwell Hospital 21 Fort House, Seaton Sluice  HEDDON WATER TOWER (23NL22) The tower lies west of Newcastle Upon Tyne and about 2 miles north-west of Heddon-on-the-Wall It is approximately 200 yards east of Heddon Steads. It is Grade II listed. Grid Ref. 117686. Click right to see the tower. Tyne and Weir 1 Tynemouth 2 Cleadon 3 Heaton County Durham 1 Ovington 2 Bishop Auckland 3 Harrowgate Hill 4 Sherburn Hill  SCHOOL AYCLIFFE WATER TOWER (23DU05) The tower originally served the Aycliffe Hospital and the large town of Newton Aycliffe to the north and east. It is located right on the southern edge of the village of School Aycliffe and sits in a field overlooking the beautiful Durham countryside. Built in 1949, it stored around 150,000 gallons of water, ensuring adequate water pressure for the hospital and residential areas. The hospital, which was the tower's primary customer, closed in the 1990s and has since been demolished. Now disused, the tower remains a listed building. Grid Ref. 234 255. 6 Belmont Junction  DURHAM CATHEDRAL WATER TOWER (23DU07) Located outside Durham Cathedral, The College Green, Durham. A grade II listed Water Conduit Tower c. 1750. This is a reconstruction of a much older building and incorporates some of the earlier features. Cleveland 1 Hartlepool 1,2 & 3 
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