Motherwell
Water Tower (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Motherwell
Classification Water Tower (Period Unassigned)
Canmore ID 304927
Site Number NS75NE 194
NGR NS 7690 5500
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/304927
- Council North Lanarkshire
- Parish Dalziel
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Motherwell
- Former County Lanarkshire
Project (2007)
This project was undertaken to input site information listed in 'Civil engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' by R Paxton and J Shipway, 2007.
Publication Account (2007)
This is the first UK steel tower in the US ‘Horton’ ellipsoidal design built for a local authority. It is 91 ft high and 40 ft diameter and was designed and erected by Motherwell Bridge & Engineering Co.
R Paxton and J Shipway 2007
Reproduced from 'Civil Engineering heritage: Scotland - Lowlands and Borders' with kind permission from Thomas Telford Publishers.