Invercargill's Water Tower, probably the City's best-known
landmark, is situated on Reserve land on the south-west corner of
Queens Drive and Gala Street - the highest point on the Town Belt
of the original town of Invercargill.
This 42.5m high city landmark in red brick was completed in 1889
to the design of William Sharp, a former civil engineer for the
Public Works Department. On top is a water tank which has a
capacity of 297,000 litres. The Tower is considered a unique
example of Victorian architecture and has been classified by the
New Zealand Historic Places Trust.
The Water Tower still performs one essential duty in that the
water in the tank provides enough pressure in the water mains
within the City should the electric power supply to the pumps be
interrupted unexpectedly.
Mum, muggle-ish Mark (who is afraid of heights) and I made the
treck up the 112 steps to take in the amazing veiw. We placed a
cache in the gardens below. It is a film canister, hidden at ground
level. There is no pen, please bring your own. There is also a
extra task to complete if you would like to be added to the honours
list - if you have trouble at the last bit just send me an email.
(Sunday is a good day to do the cache if you aim to do the extra
bit too)
Captain's Honour List!
Tokalosh
farmer2some
kryshan