Chester Shot Tower — Attraction in City of Chester

Interesting, historical tower close to the Shropshire Union Canal and the associated Spheres Of Reflection sculpture by Edd Snell. Grade 2 listed building harking back to the days of Chester Leadworks. Built in 1799, this tower is the oldest of three remaining shot towers in the UK and may be the oldest surviving shot tower still standing in the world. It stands 168 ft tall and the diameter at the top is 20 ft. Its interior houses a spiral staircase and melting pots. Lead shot for muskets was made here, and was used in the Napoleonic Wars. Molten lead was poured through a pierced copper sieve at the top of the tower, with the droplets forming perfect spheres by surface tension during the fall. There was a vat of water at the tower's base that cooled the spheres. This tower was still in use in 2001, the year the...

Visited on Heritage Open Days. Grade 2 listed, an important piece of industrial archaeology. Glad it's protected. The last of the leadworks. There is very little to see inside apart from bits left from the old...

This iconic land mark may look plain but we must realize the importance of its structure. So far , this is one of its kind in the UK and the best preserved.It was built in 1799 and...