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Swingate Water Tower
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May 13, 2024
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Built more than 70 years ago, the Swingate Water Tower dominates the skyline around the town Kimberley just off the A610.
A failing reservoir further north in the county at Watnall prompted the Nottingham Corporation and The City of Nottingham Water Department to seek another way to bring water from the Derwent Valley, treat it, and supply it to taps in the city.
source: nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/story-behind-grand-nottinghamshire-tower-5601795
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1483831
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Elevation 140 m
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Location: Kimberley, Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom