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GWR Route: North Warwickshire Line

Henley in Arden - New Station: gwrha1395

Henley-in-Arden's water tower dominated the approach to the station towering above two sets of steps to the passenger footbridge

Henley-in-Arden's water tower dominated the approach to the station towering above two sets of steps to the passenger footbridge. The water tank provided the water to both water cranes and all the 'not-drinking water' used throughout the station. The water was extracted direct from an underground borehole rather than from mains water. Not only was this cheaper than buying the water from the utility companies being raised above the adjacent structures meant the water tank provided a head of pressure ensuring the water would quickly fill the tanks of a locomotive.

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