Chester Shot Tower, Grade II* listed industrial building in Boughton, England
The circular red-brick tower rises 168 feet high beside the Shropshire Union Canal, with a base diameter of 30 feet tapering to 20 feet at the top.
Built in 1799 by Walkers, Parker & Co, this structure manufactured lead shot for muskets during the Napoleonic Wars using William Watts' pioneering gravity-based method.
The Chester Shot Tower represents British industrial innovation, standing as one of three remaining shot towers in the United Kingdom and continuing operations until 2001.
Visitors can access the site along Leadworks Lane, where the structure stands as part of an ongoing urban regeneration project near Chester's canal district.
The manufacturing process involved dropping molten lead through copper plates from the tower's summit, forming perfect spheres during the descent into water tanks.
Location: Cheshire West and Chester
GPS coordinates: 53.19420,-2.87833
Latest update: March 7, 2025 13:42
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