Modern Architecture Gallery

Grimsby Dock Tower EAW029404

GRIMSBY DOCK TOWER, Lincolnshire. This famous maritime landmark was built in 1852 as a hydraulic reservoir to power the lock gates and cranes of Grimsby Docks. Based on the design of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena, the tower is 94m tall. By 1900 new technology made it largely redundant, but it remains a monument to Grimsby's maritime heritage. There is a model of the tower at Legoland, Windsor. The paddle steamer Lincoln Castle can also be seen in the graving dock at the entrance of the Royal Dock in this 1950 photograph. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

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British Library DP183911

The British Library, 96 Euston Road, Kings Cross, Camden, London.
Colin St John Wilson architect. Construction started in1982 and completed in 1997. Eduardo Paolozzi's bronze statue based on William Blake's study of Isaac Newton can be seen in the courtyard. View from south west

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Architecture, Modern

Stairwell, University of Birmingham AA98_05526

Department of Commerce and Social Science, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands. Interior view. Looking up a stairwell towards the domed ceiling in the Department of Commerce and Social Science at Birmingham University. Photographed by Eric de Mare between 1964 and 1980

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Ceiling, Dome, Modern, Stair