Surveying the water tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Surveying the water tower by Stephen Craven as part of the Geograph project.
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Surveying the water tower
Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 18 Oct 1995
A 'Bronto skylift' (allegedly the biggest hydraulic platform in the UK) being used to survey the water tower in Lilley Hall Lane. The tower was leaning dangerously due to mining subsidence and was subsequently demolished.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.427664
Longitude
-1.223399