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<br/>The Victorian water tower at the Broomy Hill treatment works is a historic landmark that can be seen for miles around. This shot was taken from the recreational field at the end of Tower Road.
©Debbie Wingfield
Dist:0.1km north<br/>With the Broomy Hill Water Tower on the left.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Breinton Road, Broomy Hill.
©Pauline Eccles
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Extension added to house equipment from the Royal Ordnance Munitions Factory at Rotherwas.
©Roger Cornfoot
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Tangye horizontal single cylinder diesel engine driving reciprocating pumps. A bit bigger than stationary "barn" engines. The blur shows that it's running.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.2km north<br/>On loan from the National Museum of Wales.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.2km north<br/>This is the new extension to The Waterworks Museum, Hereford. It was officially inaugurated on 25-6-06 and Sir Neil Cossons of EH was present. I gatecrashed the party and was made most welcome. You can compare this to the earlier photograph from the same corner.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.2km north<br/>1895 steam powered waterworks, now a heritage site. Since the photograph was taken the ivy has been removed and a new glass-fronted gallery is to be built on this elevation.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Triple expansion by Worth, Mackenzie of Stockton on Tees. A most unusual design.
©Chris Allen
Dist:0.2km north<br/>On Heritage open day -(Free entry).
©Roger Cornfoot
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Impressive Victorian engineering, but now sprouting the inevitable modern technology on the top.
©Trevor Rickard
Dist:0.2km north<br/>And to Hinton F.C.
©Pauline Eccles
Dist:0.3km north<br/>From 1890, at Broomy Hill Waterworks Museum.
©Roger Cornfoot
Dist:0.3km north<br/>
©Pauline Eccles
Dist:0.4km north<br/>
©Pauline Eccles

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