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HWH[25] - Hexham water tower [HWW]

HWH[25] - Hexham water tower [HWW]
This water tower, or more specifically, the iron panels making up the actual tank, has deteriorated significantly [hence being fenced off]. This is a tremendous shame, as the size of the tank indicates the relative importance of Hexham as the railway station for an important & busy rural market town with an extensive hinterland, which extended to the Allendale Branch and the Border Counties line areas. The tank in almost double the size of the one in Haltwhistle, 2x4x7 [56] compared to 1x5x7 [35] panels ...

Annemarie, Wierd Folkersma, Gudrun, Xata have particularly liked this photo


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 Xata
Xata club
Hope it will be rehab...
Belated HWW.
5 months ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
I hope someone finds the money to restore it! Belated HWW.
5 months ago.

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