Cambridge Water Tower; 1100
FromCambridge Museum
Name/Title
Cambridge Water Tower
Cambridge Water Tower
About this object
This water tower is in front of Resthaven resthome on Paine Park and was built in 1903 for £1,077. It closed 23 years later. The contractor was J J Holland, and George Russell Fellows was the brick layer. Robert Morse helped to build the tower and, with his horse 'Darkie', raised the bricks by pulley 80 feet to the top. Water was pumped from the Moon Creek springs (beside the Gasworks) to the 20,000 gallon tank on top of the tower.
This water tower is in front of Resthaven resthome on Paine Park and was built in 1903 for £1,077. It closed 23 years later. The contractor was J J Holland, and George Russell Fellows was the brick layer. Robert Morse helped to build the tower and, with his horse 'Darkie', raised the bricks by pulley 80 feet to the top. Water was pumped from the Moon Creek springs (beside the Gasworks) to the 20,000 gallon tank on top of the tower.
Object Type
Photograph
Photograph
Object number
1100
1100
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