Description and History of Site:-
A fine ferro-concrete water tower built c1928 on the site of the Ossett Corporation's Gawthorpe covered reservoir. With a capacity of 200,000 gallons (1,000,000 litres) it originally received water pumped from Pildacre Waterworks (qv) which closed in 1974, and subsequently from Fixby treatment works.
Further Reading and References:-
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Key Words :- water tower
Address :- Chidswell Lane, Gawthorpe, Ossett, West Yorkshire, WF5 9AZ
Grid Ref :- SE 26903 22615
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.699284 , Long -1.593997
Local Authority :- Wakefield Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1928 -
Contributor :- John Suter - 28 September 2016
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © John Suter
Grid Ref :- SE 26903 22615
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.699284 , Long -1.593997
Local Authority :- Wakefield Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1928 -
Contributor :- John Suter - 28 September 2016
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © John Suter