Westgate Water Tower
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{{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 =
| map_type = 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
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The Westgate Water Tower, also known as the Lincoln Water Tower is a historic water tower, dating to AD 1911. It is located on Westgate, in Lincoln, England.{{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 |publisher=Lincolnshire Live |accessdate=9 September 2021}} It is a grade II listed building.{{NHLE|num=1388494 |desc=WATER TOWER}}
History
It was designed by Reginald Blomfield in the Baroque revival style. The tower is square in plan and measures {{convert|117|ft|m}} in height. It was commissioned by the Lincoln Corporation in response to an outbreak of typhoid in the city in 1904-1905 which killed 113 people and drew water from the reservoir at Bracebridge Heath rather than from the polluted supplies at Hartsholme Lake and the River Witham.{{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 |accessdate=10 September 2021}}
The tank inside the tower measures {{convert|15.9|m|ft}} in diameter and can hold 1.356 million litres of water. It is still in use and is operated by Anglian Water.