Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Eveleigh, water tower

This heritage listed water tower is located at the north eastern entrance of the Australian Technology Park, in the inner city suburb of Eveleigh. The Australian Technology Park utilises the heritage buildings of the old Eveleigh Railway Yards. The water tower consists of a 40,000 gallon, open-topped, riveted wrought iron tank on a metal stand. It was erected in 1926 to supply water for the blacksmith and furnace operator in the Locomotive Workshops.
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10 comments:

  1. Billy Blue EyesWednesday, 18 September 2013 at 00:23:00 GMT+10

    Looks impressive, Think you will find it is called a braithwaite tank I used to build them as an apprentice
    http://www.braithwaite.co.uk/

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  2. GattinaWednesday, 18 September 2013 at 01:51:00 GMT+10

    Must be interesting to visit !

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  3. Vanessa Victoria KilmerWednesday, 18 September 2013 at 02:04:00 GMT+10

    I feel disoriented by those angles.

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  4. JOWednesday, 18 September 2013 at 09:20:00 GMT+10

    hope to visit Australia in this lifetime... :-)

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  5. LeaWednesday, 18 September 2013 at 12:54:00 GMT+10

    Interesting structure.
    I would not have known what it was if you had not told us.
    Have a wonderful day!
    Lea
    Lea's Menagerie

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  6. ElectraWednesday, 18 September 2013 at 13:27:00 GMT+10

    It's so nice to see your part of the world!!

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  7. Lina GustinaWednesday, 18 September 2013 at 14:43:00 GMT+10

    I won't guess it as a water tower if you didn't mention it.

    http://www.1sthappyfamily.com/2013/09/the-petuguran-lake.html

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  8. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Thursday, 19 September 2013 at 15:53:00 GMT+10

    Everleigh seems like a very interesting area...old and new..

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  9. betty-NZSaturday, 21 September 2013 at 14:38:00 GMT+10

    What a great combination of then and now!

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