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Topic : Tall Thin Stone Tower |
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| Jayne |
Hello Does anyone know the name and history of the tall thin stone tower in the field at Cringles top? |
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| Peter |
 There are two towers, one wide and squat and the other thin. I believe they are breathing vents for the pumping gear which pumps water between Chelker and Silsden Reservoirs. |
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| Jayne |
I understood that the squat tower was a breather, but I didn't realize the thin one was too. Thanks for that. |
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| Peter |
The venturi effect www.answers.com/topic/venturi-effect |
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| MAB |
www.bradford.gov.uk has a site listing all historic buildings in Silsden. On it the tall tower is described as survey tower, built when constructing Barden aquaduct. Google 'cringles' and 'tower' and it will be the first link returned for more details. |
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| Peter |
Thank you MAB - I had forgotten about the listed buildings (lists) Bolton Road (west side) Cringles Old Tower 3/124 II Survey-tower. C1854-60. Coursed dressed rubble. Circular with battered base which has doorway set in eastern face (blocked), single lancet above. Top has 4 rectangular windows. Probably contains a spiralstair. Used in the construction of the Barden Aqueduct (q.v.). Prominent in the landscape. The full list can be found on this page www.bradford.gov.uk/environment/land_and_premises/listed_buildings/ |
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| not a southerner |
Its a old vent shaft from the a coal mine, the road cuts through the slad after you pass the cottages coming up from dingham |
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| cobbydaler |
Coal Mine? That's a new one on me. I'm aware that the Aire Valley is enriched with alluvium (young sediment made from freshly eroded rock particles that have been carried off the surrounding hills) because I studied the Silsden area as part of my degree. I didn't realise that we had coal - Are you sure it's a coal mine? |
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| albatross |
A degree course doesn`t necessarily prepare you to recognise when someone is talking absolute garbage! Southerner is just a wind up merchant. |
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| cobbydaler |
Quite right. I mentioned my course because I spent months studying the region. I was thinking of asking for a refund or sending my degree back. There was no mention of coal in Silsden. (If there'd been any coal my father would have probably sent me and my brother to rescue some for those cold winter evenings!) |
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| albatross |
Maybe southerner is up there by the tower at this moment, as the temperature is dropping, with his empty sack scratching around for pieces of coal! No, Silsden has never struck me as an old pit village as your research has obviously verified. |
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| grandad |
cobbydaler there used to be coal mine around silsden a long time ago. the evedence is there to see if you want to look some of it is to the south of the road over to riddlesden. |
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| cobbydaler |
Thanks grandad, but I'll give it a miss this time. Its getting too cold to be rummaging in fields at the moment. In any case, I'm on gas central heating. But thanks for the info. |
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| tetleydrinker |
After doing a bit of checking around and about, it would appear that coal mining did take place in Keighley and the surrounding areas from the early 1400's up until the early 1900's Take a look at the following web resources for more information: archive.thisisbradford.co.uk/1998/8/15/172364.html www.bradfordhistorical.org.uk/antiquary/second/vol03/slagheaps.html So all that glitters may not be gold, it could be coal (Personally I think that the thin tower is still a Survey Tower) |
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| not a southerner |
Coal was mined in around Silsden untill the comming of the canal, it was reported at the time the quality was poor, and modern transport links killed it off, I am not a wind up merchantm, spoil heaps can be seen all over silsden, from both shafts and bell pits, lead was also mined in very small amounts, the small tower is indeed linked with water but the tall tower is a vent shaft intended to pull clean air through the levels |
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events sale / wanted general have your say looking for.. skippy greengrass |
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