The only British society dedicated to water tower culture and history. "Onwards and Upwards"
Chelmsford Corporation purchased the Sandford Mill site ( a water powered corn mill ) in 1923 for their new waterworks. Water was taken from both the River Chelmer and a borehole, then treated before being pumped to Galleywood reservoir, where it was available to the city's inhabitants. The capacity of the waterworks was expanded in the 1950s with the construction of a new dedicated filter house and various pumping houses and storage tanks. Two million gallons of water a day could be treated at Sandford Mil
This is the venue for the Essex Industrial Heritage Fair on Saturday, October 5 th 2019, and the British Water Tower Appreciation Society will be there! BWTAS has again teamed up with the local Balkerne Tower Trust in order to have a stand at this event. Entry and parking are both Free !!! The programme for the event includes five talks and there will be around 20 societies with display stands. Directions to Sandford Mill may be found here . The event runs from 10:00am – 4:00 pm.