Jumbo
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member geotrowel
N 51° 53.381 W 000° 53.707
30U E 644848 N 5750862
A huge Victorian water tower situated on Balkerne Gardens in Colchester, Essex
Waymark Code: WM44H1
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/06/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Faithwalker & DaMama
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The water tower got its name from the Rev Canon Irvine who, complaining at the proposed building of the structure, likened it to a huge elephant from London Zoo that had recently been sold to P.T. Barnum. The building was opened on September 27th, 1883, twenty months after construction began, co-incidently the gestation period of an elephant!

The height of the tower is 40.08 mtrs (131 ft) and it holds 1069 cubic mtr (37,800 cubic ft) of water.

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