Description and History of Site:-
The water tower was built, at the same time as the then new University of York chemistry department, as an assured supply for the activities of the department. It was an inverted 21 metre diameter conical tank constructed from 32 pre cast concrete 'petals' each weighing 8.5 tonne supported by a 'stem' of only 2.3 metres diameter. By 2002 it had been disused for some time and was becoming structurally unsound as the concrete deteriorated. The complex demolition is described in reference 1 below.
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Key Words :- water tower chemistry university
Address :- University Road, Heslington, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5DR
Grid Ref :- SE 6258 5064
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.948087 , Long -1.047991
Local Authority :- York City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1965 - 2002
Record Date :- 18 November 2019
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson
Grid Ref :- SE 6258 5064
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.948087 , Long -1.047991
Local Authority :- York City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site demolished or no longer extant
Site Condition :- Site cleared - no above ground remains visible
Site Dates :- 1965 - 2002
Record Date :- 18 November 2019
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson