{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox building | name = Westgate Water Tower | image = Westgate Water Tower, Lincoln.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = Rectangular stone tower | image_caption = Westgate water tower in 2013 | location = | pushpin_map = Lincolnshire | coordinates = {{coord|53.236617|-0.54106195}} | former_names = | alternate_names = Lincoln water tower | building_type = Water tower | architectural_style = | completion_date = 1911 | renovation_date = | material = Stone | size = | architect = Reginald Blomfield | architecture_firm = | designations = }}
The '''Westgate Water Tower''', also known as the '''Lincoln Water Tower''', is a historic water tower built in 1911. It is located on Westgate, in Lincoln, England.<ref name='Live1'>{{cite news |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/history/weird-wonderful-lincolnshire-towers-dotted-5571206 |title=Weird and wonderful Lincolnshire towers that are dotted around the county |date=27 June 2021 |work=Lincolnshire Live |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref> It is a Grade II listed building.<ref name='HE'>{{NHLE|num=1388494 |desc=WATER TOWER}}</ref>
==History== The tower was designed by Reginald Blomfield in the Baroque revival style.<ref name='HE' /> It is square in plan and measures {{convert|117|ft|m}} high.<ref name='Live1' /> The Lincoln Corporation commissioned the project following a typhoid outbreak in 1904–1905, which killed 113 people. To provide a safer supply, the tower drew water from the reservoir at Bracebridge Heath rather than the polluted sources at Hartsholme Lake and the River Witham.<ref name='Live2'>{{cite news |url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln-news/secret-history-lincolns-lofty-water-5531977 |title=The secret history of Lincoln's lofty water tower built after city's typhoid epidemic |date=19 June 2021 |work=Lincolnshire Live |access-date=10 September 2021}}</ref>
The internal tank measures {{convert|15.9|m|ft}} in diameter and can hold 1.356 million litres of water. It remains in use today and is operated by Anglian Water.<ref name='Live2' />
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Category:Grade II listed buildings in Lincolnshire Category:Towers in Lincolnshire Category:Towers completed in 1911 Category:Water towers in the United Kingdom Category:Buildings and structures in Lincoln, England
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