General view
by WILD, James William, Photo
In 1852, Wild designed the water tower at Grimsby, modelling it after the tower of the Palazzo Publico in Siena. It is a hydraulic accumulator tower and a maritime landmark at the entrance to the Royal Dock, Grimsby.
The tower (94 m high and 8.5 m wide at the base) was built to provide water pressure to power the hydraulic machinery (for cranes, lock gates and sluices) at the Grimsby Docks.