Howe Hill Close
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Howe Hill Close
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 19 Jul 2017
1950s housing off Grantham Drive. In the background is Severus Water Tower, built in 1914 in reinforced concrete by the Trussed Concrete Steel Company - at the time of building its 300,000 gallon capacity was the largest in the country. It was taken out of service in 2007. Its name is a reference to the Roman emperor Septimus Severus, who died in York in 211.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.958537
Longitude
-1.114598