# General view

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wild-james-william-r12204af6a72623/general-view-rfa2b22e43721f6>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [WILD, James William](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wild-james-william-r12204af6a72623>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

In 1852, Wild designed the water tower at Grimsby, modelling it after the tower of the Palazzo Publico in Siena. It is a hydraulic accumulator tower and a maritime landmark at the entrance to the Royal Dock, Grimsby. The tower \(94 m high and 8.5 m wide at the base\) was built to provide water pressure to power the hydraulic machinery \(for cranes, lock gates and sluices\) at the Grimsby Docks.

## Related artworks

- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wild-james-william-r12204af6a72623/exterior-view-r8c2c9af38d4e96>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wild-james-william-r12204af6a72623/exterior-view-rd3e2c4679373dc>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wild-james-william-r12204af6a72623/exterior-view-rdb92a1fa541b6b>)
- [Interior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/wild-james-william-r12204af6a72623/interior-view-r6f0b54dc91a306>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)