Chapmanslade Water Tower

[pacharan]

That's fascinating, she must know a lot about them. Does she breed pedigree tortoises? A Galapagos perhaps? No that would be too big wouldn't it. Is there a tortoisey equivalent of Crufts?

She has the ones which were popular as pets back in the day.

Did you know that they used to use them as ballast on ships?
That's why everybody seemed to have one - there were so many of them.

[gingerjedi]

Just around the corner from me.

[Arturo Bassick]

Passed this every day for a year.

[Troll]

Thought this one was very artistic:

If by artistic you mean underexposed, out of focus, poorly composed with water on the lens, then I would agree

[pacharan]

Just around the corner from me.

Nice. Where's that? Weston?

There's a nice one at Locking:

[amcdonald]

I'll see what I can do but I don't promise anything soon. My current journey takes me away from the two aforementioned towers and past Tring Reservoirs instead. There's a water tower at Halton, although it is mostly hidden by trees and that is not a good place to stop and take a picture.

I think there's another one between Aston Clinton and Tring. My memory might be playing tricks, but if there is that might be the best bet.

OMG Tring, that's the League of Gentlemen style place with the stuffed animal museum

[NickFitz]

There are some good ones along the A6 between Kettering and Bedford:

Google Maps

Google Maps

and more generally dotted around that area of Bedfordshire:

Google Maps

[Doggy Styles]

OMG Tring, that's the League of Gentlemen style place with the stuffed animal museum

It is indeed! My friend Bob is in charge of the birds there. In fact, he is possibly the country's leading ornithologist, and a stoic opening batsman to boot.

Actually there's a funny story there. We used to be in a local quiz league team together, and questions often popped up about collective names for types of bird. Of course, everyone expected Bob to know the answer. But he rarely did because collective names for types of bird has little to do with real ornithology, no more so than different ways of cooking a duck. He used to get most upset when we all turned to him and said "Come on Bob, what is it? Don't let us down now!" How we laughed!

[Doggy Styles]

I must confess I take them for granted, there being a number of them in the area I live. It's always the way, isn't it.

I used to pass a couple of them every day on the way to work. Shooters Way in Berkhamsted is a nice one, which I pass on my way to the A41 dual carriageway. And the one in Gaddesden Row, which I sometimes use to get to Hemel Hempstead. After reading of this chap's enthusiasm I'll certainly look at them in a different light next time.

Here's the one in Berkhamsted. He's a beauty, don't you think?

[NickFitz]

Here's the one in Berkhamsted. He's a beauty, don't you think?