Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Bishopthorpe, North Yorkshire (1863-1946)

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Photographer: Mrs. Nicholson. (Bishopthorpe Community Archive) The existence of Archbishop Thomson's water tower, has only recently c...
Wednesday, 11 June 2014

Rye cistern, East Sussex (1735)

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© Photograph Copyright David Harrison Not a water tower, as the tank is not elevated – water is stored in the domed, oval brick storage t...
Wednesday, 7 May 2014

"Jumbo" goes up for sale again…

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After purchasing Colchester's iconic, Grade II * listed, "Jumbo" water tower for a whopping £330,000, back in February 2006,...
Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Appleton, Norfolk (1877)

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High Level BWTAS Meeting… Back in December of last year, BWTAS committee member, Brian Light, was holidaying at the Appleton water towe...
Tuesday, 5 November 2013

Response to Ben Locker

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Dear Ben Thank you for taking the trouble to reply to my comments about recent developments with Jumbo. Just to clear things up, I use...
Saturday, 2 November 2013

Jumbo's conversion plans rejected and that's good for Colchester

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George Braithwaite speaking to BBC Look East The Colchester Gazette live-blog of the Colchester Borough Council   planning meeting ...
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Wednesday, 23 October 2013

Yew Tree Hill, Droitwich, Worcestershire (1962)

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© Copyright Philip Halling and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence This post is in response to a query left on the ...

Jumbo plans recommended for approval by council officers

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From the Colchester Gazette By Caroline Tilley CONTROVERSIAL plans to transform Colchester’s water tower should be given the thumb...
Friday, 18 October 2013

Jumbo water tower on most endangered list

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Source: http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2013-10-18/water-tower-on-most-endangered-list/   Colchester's famous Jumbo water tower, w...

Norwich: exhibition

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Photographs Now on Display A collection of photographs, including many of water towers, have gone on display in Norwich . But its onl...