I am sure I have mentioned from time to time in this Blog that few pictures exist of the water tower as it was in its day such a commonplace building barely worth the cost of film. Yet a couple more have appeared today courtesy of historian Nigel Mussett:
Above ; a sad and neglected water tower with trees starting to invade the coal yard. The electric street light is at least functional
Below: the south end of Settle station showing the now re-located signal box then standing by the large goods shed. The platform was the still gas-lit and the up line water crane, fed from the water tower, can be seen:
Pictures - WR Mitchell collection
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