This is Chester's Shot Tower which stands beside the Shropshire Union Canal in Boughton.

The Shot Tower stands beside the Shropshire Union Canal and formed part of the Chester Leadworks, built by Walkers, Parker & Co. in 1799. The tower is the oldest of three remaining shot tower in the UK and probably the oldest such structure standing in the world. The tower was built to manufacture lead shot using the method pioneered by William Watts in the 1780s.

Molten lead was poured through a pierced copper plate or sieve at the top of the tower, with the droplets forming perfect spheres during the fall. The spherical drops were then cooled in a vat of water below.

Ref: CHESTER002

Date: 20 August 2007

Location: Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom

Photographer: © Simon Sait

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