Other similar towers for comparison

The first three pictures in this section were supplied from the Roy Burrows Midland Railway Trust collection

Garsdale, Settle-Carlisle Line, showing the boarded roof. The railings are the same as those at Settle. Some of the sides are totally unprotected. It is thought that most tanks were covered in some way, probably to keep leaves out.

Blea Moor, Settle-Carlisle Line. Small children 'play on the railway' whilst mother looks on. The tower is smaller in area than Settle's but the tank is one tier of plates deeper. Note the railings and the chimney said to indicate the existence of a pumping engine. Windows are smaller than Settle's and much lower - with sill at child head height.

Garsdale again, this time showing windows higher than Settle's. Garsdale's station tank was otherwise identical in size and layout to Settle's. This tower was used as the local dance hall, cinema and concert hall. It could hold 50 or 60 people and had two coal stoves. The original stone flagged floor was replaced with a wooden dance floor, funded by the proceeds of a dance at the local school. The boards came cheaply from the remains of army huts at Gretna Green after the 1914-18 war. The building was demolished in 1971 but the lower courses of stone remain.

Keighley - a Midland Railway tower still in use on the preserved Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Smaller than Settle's and built a few years later the design is very similar.