Plaque on water tower, Heapham Road, Gainsborough

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Plaque on water tower, Heapham Road, Gainsborough

Image: © Richard Vince Taken: 13 Jan 2018

On Image, indicating that construction of the water tower and reservoir was begun in 1897 (apparently in celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee), but they did not open until the 14th of December 1898.

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Image Location

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Latitude
53.400991
Longitude
-0.766796