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Grimsby Dock Tower is a famous maritime landmark in North East Lincolnshire, England. North East Lincolnshire is a Unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It was built in 1852 with the purpose of containing a 30,000-UK-gallon (136 m³) water reservoir, which was originally used to provide hydraulic power to the lock gates and cranes of Grimsby Docks. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use For the mechanical technology see Hydraulic machinery and Hydraulic cylinder Hydraulics is a topic of science and Engineering A lock is a device for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal Waterways. A crane is a lifting machine equipped with a Winder, Wire ropes or Chains and sheaves that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to The tower was designed by J. W. Wild and was based around the design of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena. The Palazzo Pubblico ( town hall) is a palace in the city of Siena, located in the Tuscany region of Italy. Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Siena. It was built under the supervision of J. M. Rendell, who was the engineer in charge of construction of the Royal Dock. The tower was opened by Queen Victoria. Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The tower is Grade I listed. A listed building in the United Kingdom is a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance It is 309 feet (94 m) high, 28 feet (8. 5 m) wide at the base, and tapers gradually to 26 feet (8 m) below the first projection; its walls are 4 feet (1. 2 m) thick and narrow to 3 feet (0. 9 m) at the string course under the corbels. course is a continuous horizontal layer of similarly-sized building material one unit high usually in a wall In Architecture a corbel (or console) is a piece of stone jutting out of a wall to carry any superincumbent weight Local legend has it that the tower was built on a foundation of cotton wool; in reality, bales of sheep's wool were used to absorb water that could not be bailed out from the foundations. It is believed the bales were left in the foundations during construction.
During the Second World War, there were plans to demolish the tower, as it acted as a beacon for German Luftwaffe heading towards Liverpool. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Later, a plaque was placed on the bricks paying tribute to the minesweeper crews of the war. A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal ceramic stone wood or other material typically attached to a wall stone or other vertical surface and bearing A minesweeper is a Naval Warship designed to counter the threat posed by Naval mines The dedicated purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during
In 1900, hydraulic accumulator towers were introduced—whereby the water pressure was created by compressing the water with a 300-tonne weight. A hydraulic accumulator is an Energy storage device It is a Pressure storage reservoir in which a non-compressible Hydraulic fluid is held under pressure This effectively spelled the end to practical use of the Dock Tower. However, for many Grimbarians, the structure will remain the true monument to the town's maritime heritage. This article is about the body of water For other uses see SEA and Seas. Today, people abseil down the side of the tower twice a year to raise money for charity by the Grimsby Rotary Club. Abseiling (German abseilen, "to rope down" rappelling in American and British English is the controlled descent down a rope in Rock climbing It is possible to climb the tower to see the views over the whole of Grimsby and Cleethorpes, although it is generally not open to the public. Grimsby (or archaically Great Grimsby) is a Seaport on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England. Cleethorpes is a town and Unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the Estuary of the River Humber.
There is a model of the Grimsby Dock Tower entirely constructed of Lego, at Legoland in Windsor. Lego, officially trademarked LEGO, is a line of construction Toys manufactured by the Lego Group, a privately Legoland Windsor is a child-oriented Theme park in Windsor Berkshire in England, themed around the Lego toy system While the tower itself is correct, a large building has been incorrectly added to the base of the tower.
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