The Water Tower baggers thread

[IaninSheffield]

Is that the one alongside the 'GNR', about 1/2 - 3/4 mile north of Bawtry?

That's the one.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

That's the one.

I’ve seen it during a couple of my Great North Road photographic trips

 

[Paulus]

The tower in Trent Park, Cockfosters with my trusty steed.

 

[Juan Kog]

The tower in Trent Park, Cockfosters with my trusty steed.
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Paulus , is that Galaxy ? . Oh dear , traditional steel touring bike , leather saddle and Carradice , you are definitely in cycling old fart territory. ............ 🤔 I must fettle my old Claud Butler Dalesman with the Brooks and Carradice .

 

[Paulus]

Paulus , is that Galaxy ? . Oh dear , traditional steel touring bike , leather saddle and Carradice , you are definitely in cycling old fart territory. ............ 🤔 I must fettle my old Claud Butler Dalesman with the Brooks and Carradice .

Yes, yes and yes. I do have other bikes though.

 

[Willd]

Barby Water Tower plus my thumb

 

[Oldhippy]

I've always had a secret desire to convert one and live in it like Catweasle.

 

[Drago]

Barby Water Tower plus my thumb

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Ah, Barby. Know it well.


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uJMPom6-xmA

 

[winjim]

Wow! Just, wow!
Impressive optics on that camera.
I'm about 10 miles closer to the Cathedral on a direct line with it, but even when up some of the local high points, have never spotted it.

Highest point up the hill gets you Drax power station on the horizon, 40 miles away and perfectly visible to the naked eye.

 

[winjim]

And from the same spot, I think that's the Humber Bridge. Needs a bit of zooming in...

 

[IaninSheffield]

Highest point up the hill gets you Drax power station on the horizon, 40 miles away and perfectly visible to the naked eye. View attachment 590187

And with a wind turbine in the field of view too?n👍
Would others in a similar direction also have been visible from that location when they were around? Ferrybridge for example?

 

[winjim]

And with a wind turbine in the field of view too?n👍
Would others in a similar direction also have been visible from that location when they were around? Ferrybridge for example?

I'm sure I recall seeing more than one set of cooling towers from up here but I couldn't swear to it. Is Ferrybridge still standing? You can spot the clouds of vapour on the right day but I don't know if that's just Drax.

That's the same set of wind turbines as in my previous post, I'm just higher up.

 

[simongt]

As a contrast, when the GLW moved down from Scotland in 1991, she initially had no idea what these odd concrete towers were as they don't exist north of the border because they have plenty of lochs, steep hills and mountains to provide the supply and flow of water.

 

[johnblack]

Water tower between Farthigstone, Everdon Stubbs and Mantles Heath.

 

[IaninSheffield]

'Can't see the tower for the trees!'
Didn't spot this one near Adisham until I was almost past it, obscured as it was by the trees.