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July 16th 07, 10:12 AM
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OT - Water tower in Ladywell
Richard J. wrote:
John Rowland wrote: There's a water tower in Dressington Avenue. If you go up Eastern Rd, 600 metres further north, you are higher than the top of the water tower, so if they'd put the water tower in Eastern Road they wouldn't have had to build a tower, they could just sit the tank on the ground or under the ground. Does anyone know why they might have built a water tower at the foot of a hill? See http://www.ideal-homes.org.uk/lewish.../workhouse.htm and http://www.workhouses.org.uk/index.h.../StOlave.shtml It appears that the water tower was built as part of the Bermondsey Union's workhouse/hospital on a large site at Ladywell at the end of the 19th century, rather than as part of the local water company's general supply to the area. The Metropolitan Water Board wasn't established until 1903, and maybe the local supply would have been inadequate for such a large institution. Great stuff, thanks! |
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