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Tilehurst Water Tower added to Historic Buildings in South East by apreading on 03/05/2024

Erected in 1932, Tilehurst Water Tower, is an iconic landmark on the ridge line in Tilehurst, a district in the Western part of Reading. People from Reading know they are near home when they are coming along the M4 from the West and they can see the top of the tower, several miles before they get to Junction 12.

In November 2018 the tower was illuminated in poppy red to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War. The tower remained illuminated, and visible at night from a wide area, until Remembrance Day on 11 November.

It still fulfils its function as a water tower today, and at the top it also houses a number of telephone masts and receivers and also the transmitter for Greatest Hits Radio Berkshire & North Hampshire, a local radio station.

The tower holds a huge 900,000 litres of water, in two 4.5 metre deep tanks and provides around 10 per cent all the water used in Reading, serving 12,000 homes and businesses.

View and discuss this location in more detail on Grey Arrows.

Co-ordinates: 51.45163, -1.047077 • what3words: ///knee.pose.sand

The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 30/04/2024. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.

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Burry Port Lighthouse, Carmarthenshire (By kdavies33)

Burry Port Lighthouse is disused but was used in conjunction with the Whiteford Lighthouse on the opposite side of the Loughor Estuary. It is located a few miles west of Llanelli, South Wales. There is easy parking and access to the beach. If the tide had been in l would have image the harbour as well.