Broomhill Water Tower
Water Tower Amble Northumberland

Broomhill Water Tower

Water Tower In Amble, Northumberland

An old water tower from Broomhill Colliery that was sold at auction to be a house.

Passing this water tower in Broomhill near Amble always reminded me a bit of the old 80s BBC series The Tripods.

Built in the 1950s by Green of Warkworth, it is a huge concrete tank standing on stilts within the old Broomhill Colliery site, but was eventually abandoned when the pit closed in 1961.

It was left derelict for 50 years until Northumbrian Water auctioned it off for £15,000 with the possibility that someone may turn it into a 5 bedroom home. However there has been no change in the last 12 years and it still remains sat behind a row of old outhouses.

Some residents look on the tower fondly as a sign they are nearly home, although others still see it as an eyesore.

Although it hasn't change much since it was in use, here is a photograph from our Fabulous North friend Billy Embleton showing it in situ at Broomhill Colliery.

  Add To Bucket List   I Have Visited This Place

Get 3 points if you have visited this place. Already visited by 38 VIPs.

Login to the VIP area to add places to your bucket list, mark them as visited and more importantly see where you rank on the league table.

How To Find Broomhill Water Tower

Where Is Broomhill Water Tower?

Show Place On Google Maps

Lat / Long

55.306153, -1.612936

What three words

fictional.shrub.reviewed

Where To Park For Broomhill Water Tower?

Show Parking On Google Maps

Lat / Long

55.306315, 55.306315

What three words

modem.remarried.transmits

The tower is situated in a housing area, so try and find a space without blocking anyone's drive :)

Contributed by Simon Hawkins

Thanks for checking out this place on the Fabulous North! I do enjoy a wander out in to the countryside trying to find hidden gems that not many people know about. You can't beat a rogue pele tower up a remote hill, a mysterious stone circle or a stunning waterfall secluded in a forest.

More Places from Simon
Simon Hawkins

More Places In Amble

Find more fabulous places in Amble, Northumberland and if you know of a place we haven't listed, then let us know.

Amble East Cemetery Spire
Amble East Cemetery Spire
Religious Place Amble Northumberland

Spire which once linked two chapels in Amble East Cemetery.

Morwick Water Tower
Morwick Water Tower
Water Tower Amble Northumberland

A spacecraft-like old concrete water tower, standing in the fields near Amble.

Hauxley Nature Reserve
Hauxley Nature Reserve
Landscape Amble Northumberland

A nature reserve at the northern end of Druridge Bay and one of the best wildlife spots in the north east.

More Water Towers

So this water tower wasn't enough and you want more? Don't worry we have you covered.

Ingleby Arncliffe Water Tower
Ingleby Arncliffe Water Tower
Water Tower Northallerton North Yorkshire

A Grade II listed Water Tower in Teesside built by Sir Hugh Bell in 1915 to supply water to Ingleby Arncliffe and Rounton villages which houses some unexpected things within.

Northgate Water Tower
Northgate Water Tower
Water Tower Morpeth Northumberland

A concrete water tower located next to Northgate Hospital in Morpeth.

Old Water Tower Haltwhistle
Old Water Tower Haltwhistle
Water Tower Haltwhistle Northumberland

An old Victorian water tower in Haltwhistle that now houses a shop and cafe.

Never Miss A Fabulous Place

If you are afraid of missing out on all the fabulous places we post, or just want to be the first to know, then sign up to the Fabulous North.

Each week we will email you all the brand new places that we visit.

Sign Up To Alerts
Sign up to newsletter
Fabulous North On Facebook

Find Us On Facebook

We post all our new places daily on our Facebook Groups page, so join the group today and be notified when we add a new place.

Join Our Facebook Group

Broomhill Water Tower was listed in Water Tower // Northumberland // Amble