CLEADON water tower saved lives during CHOLERA EPIDEMIC? Sunderland & South Shields Water Company

Today we're going back in time to see how Cleadon Water Tower and Pumping Station helped to save countless lives following the Victorian Cholera epidemics.
The predecessor of Northumbrian Water, The Sunderland and South Shields Water Company were created through an act of parliament to help create more water sources to stop disease getting into our water again.
We take our fresh clean water from the tap for granted!
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[@TONYNORTHEASTERN]

Thank You for the history of this beautiful listed building. Cheer's Tony.

[@Poppins-ut3bs]

This is amazing, we take it for granted clean water will come from out taps today. How far we've come. Keep these videos coming x

[@Lighting_Desk]

As a kid and a teen I was fascinated by this. I would often go and just stare at it and wonder sbout the history. Id still to this day kill to explore the chimney and buildings properly.

[@simonrawle7885]

i can remember stilling on top of the dome on the reservoir as a teen . it still had water running tho it in the mid 90s

[@SMLinsley]

It is not and ñever was, a water tower. It is a chimney!