Water Tower
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Water Tower by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
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Water Tower
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 18 Nov 2018
The tower and elaborate tank were built in 1878-1879 by James Leslie (1801-1889) at the behest of the town council to supply water to the burgh. It held 12,000 gallons (54,553 litres) of water. It as now been converted to a curious and interesting private house.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.891415
Longitude
-3.076993