2009

TA2711 : Grimsby's hydraulic Dock Tower

taken 16 years ago, near to Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, England

Grimsby's hydraulic Dock Tower.
Grimsby's hydraulic Dock Tower.
The 309 feet hydraulic dock tower standing at the entrance to the Royal Dock, Grimsby. It was completed in 1852 and was originally used to provide hydraulic power to operate the lock gates by using water pressure from 33,000 gallon tanks.

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Category: Tower
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Hydraulic Dock Tower [18] · Royal Dock Lock [16] · Entrance [10] ·
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TA2711, 133 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Steve Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 14 June, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 24 October, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 276 113 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:34.9663N 0:4.4415W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TA 281 121
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South-southwest (about 202 degrees)
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