Montrose Water Tower - Angus, Scotland.
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N 56° 43.221 W 002° 27.967
30V E 532674 N 6286384
Former water tower, now a private residence, in the seaside town of Montrose on the east coast of Scotland.
Waymark Code: WMVDY7
Location: Northern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/06/2017
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This three storey, eight sided, stone water tower was designed by William Middleton and built in 1841 to produce clear drinking water for a town that lay on a low spit of land between Montrose Basin and the North Sea. Originally called the Lochside Cistern, it was designed in a Tudor style to fit in better with the Victorian villas in the street.
After becoming surplus to requirements it was B-listed on June 11th 1971 and became more and more dilapidated for thirty years before being bought and converted into a private residence on four floors.
It is situated on the eastern side of North Esk Road heading north out of the town centre.