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2026-04-17 07:04 UTC
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This 1960s modernist tower was built so that molten lead could be dropped from the top into a tank of cooling water below. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheese_Lane_Shot_Tower
#Bristol #Cityscape #Architecture #Modernism #Photography
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@morgrugyn@mastodon.social 2026-04-17 08:05
@garrowed@mastodon.world I used to row past this on a regular basis when I was at the university in the late 1970s to early 1980s but didn't realise it had been built so recently... I guess I should have realised from its design. That and the smell from the Courage brewery are strongly imprinted memories... oh, and the pain of rowing up and down the floating harbour! Thanks for a great photo.