2008

SE1422 : Concrete structure at the top of Dick Bank, Rastrick

taken 16 years ago, near to Brighouse, Calderdale, England

Concrete structure at the top of Dick Bank, Rastrick
Concrete structure at the top of Dick Bank, Rastrick
I have been informed that this is a water tower built solely to fill the steam engines using a gravity feed system. There used to be two large iron pipes that led from the underside of the structure down the bank to the edge of the railway lines where it connected to a water crane.

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Humphrey Bolton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 1 September, 2008   (more nearby)
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Monday, 1 September, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 149 222 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:41.7619N 1:46.5489W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 149 222
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