1859 - Crampton Tower - Broadstairs, Kent.
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The Crampton Tower, a water tower built in 1859 - The Broadway, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2AB.
Waymark Code: WMENQZ
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/20/2012
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Crampton Tower is a water tower built in 1859 in Broadstairs, Kent, by renowned
Victorian engineer, Thomas Russell Crampton (wiki
link).
The large dated stone is set high on the north face of the Tower, and can be
seen clearly from a number of vantage points.
The Crampton Tower supplied private customers of Crampton's 'Broadstairs Water
Company' with water until 1912, when a new supply was needed to to the increased
size of the town and a major contamination issue due to sea sand having been
used in the cement of the accompanying covered reservoir, also of flint cobble
construction.
Today, the Crampton Tower Museum houses a
museum to commemorate the many other achievements of Thomas Russell Crampton,
and is custodian to many of his artefacts. The Museum website can be viewed
here.
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