Water tower, Gardiners Close, Basildon
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Water tower, Gardiners Close, Basildon
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 23 Jun 2019
A local landmark. It has a capacity of 600,000 gallons. "A slightly squashed sphere balanced with elephantine circus grace on a slender tubular shaft." It was built for Ford in the 1960s - the site is now operated by New Holland which manufactures tractors.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.587416
Longitude
0.47504