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Canklow would have been a busy place, in the heart of the Yorkshire coalfield and steel area. The tower is brick built but is of the same basic design as Settle's. Canklow shed, and presumably the tower, opened in 1900. The tank has an extra row of cast iron panels so would have been nine feet deep. There is a chimney at the near end and windows are not to be seen, at least on the two visible elevations.
The Johnson locomotive was built in 1876, the year of our tower. It remained in service until withdrawn in December 1957. I wonder if it ever got to Settle?
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