Becoming a landmark

Now that the majority (58/72) of the tank panels have been painted, the water tower is becoming quite a landmark. This is the view from Well House, about a mile away. To the right is the Settle station master's house. The flagpole looking thing is an Orange mobile phone mast. To the left are the west and north faces of the water tower.   A tree hides the last of the unpainted panels.

Blacksmith David Clements has now made ten of the 28 posts which will hold the railings round the top of the tank. These may be fitted this week which should enable us to better assess how they and the roof room will relate to one another. We also hope to get glazing and second phase earthworks under way.

The design of the roof room has still to be agreed with the planners. We are hoping they will agree to a design based on the Mies van der Rohe pavillion in Barcelona, which depends on an overhanging flat roof for its minimal impact appearance.   The roof overhang works partly because the building below it is in the roof's shadow.   In our case the overhang would not cast a shadow on the tower or the tank - just on the roof room that we are trying to hide by thoughtful design.