Cleadon Water Tower shot by drone in the summer of 2022…
Cleadon Water Tower was built around 1860 and was part of the Sunderland and South Shields Water Company plant.
The tower provided clean water to the surrounding areas via a Victorian steam-powered pumping station which delivered fresh water reserves from the limestone.
Cleadon Water Tower was the chimney which provided a exhaust for the boilers as well as the dispersal of smoke, steam and waste gases.
A wonderful landmark with a fascinating backstory as a look-out tower during the war which can be ordered for print.