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It has a rather unusual piece of art in the middle of it which is a blue and clear plastic and steel water tower, sponsored by Thames Water and designed by architect Nik Randall. It was built on top of one of the pumping stations that bring water to the surface from the [http://www.londonrailways.net/water.htm London Ring Main] when the station was constructed in 1994. |
It has a rather unusual piece of art in the middle of it which is a blue and clear plastic water tower - sponsored by Thames Water. |
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Opinions vary on what the changing water levels in the tower mean. Some think that it's a barometer, and the higher the water, the higher the pressure; others think that it's a pressure-balancing tower and the height is chosen to match the water table somewhere like Harrow. If anyone has a definitive answer, it would be appreciated. |
Addition: I think that this 'statue' is actually a barometer. The higher the water, the higher the pressure. Can anyone corroborate? |
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[http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/planning/LTRC/conference2003papers/Stacey-Paper.doc!] would seem to be a definitive answer. |
Edit: Don't take this as gospel, but I think it's a pressure-balancing tower; the height is chosen to match the water table somewhere like Harrow. I think it's part of the 'super ring main' around London, documented in the Kew Bridge Steam Museum (itself an old water pumping station). ''I remember hearing something like that back when it opened a decade(?) ago. But then again, I've heard lots of people put forward the barometer theory since then, too. Help! -- [[Earle]]'' |
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Intersection between the A3220 to the north, Holland Park Avenue to the east, Holland Road to the south and a road to the west which splits into the Uxbridge Road to the north side and Shepherd's Bush Green to the south side of Shepherd's Bush Common.
It has a rather unusual piece of art in the middle of it which is a blue and clear plastic water tower - sponsored by Thames Water.
Addition: I think that this 'statue' is actually a barometer. The higher the water, the higher the pressure. Can anyone corroborate?
Edit: Don't take this as gospel, but I think it's a pressure-balancing tower; the height is chosen to match the water table somewhere like Harrow. I think it's part of the 'super ring main' around London, documented in the Kew Bridge Steam Museum (itself an old water pumping station).
I remember hearing something like that back when it opened a decade(?) ago. But then again, I've heard lots of people put forward the barometer theory since then, too. Help! -- Earle
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