page_title: Colchester
section_title: "Jumbo" water tower
hierarchical_section_title: Colchester / Landmarks / "Jumbo" water tower
caption_attribution_description: English: A photo of Jumbo water tower in Colchester, Essex, taken in June 2011. This image is taken from the West side of the tower, facing in an Easterly direction.
context_page_description: Colchester is a historic market town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in the county of Essex. Colchester was the first Roman-founded Colonia in Britain, and Colchester lays claim to be regarded as Britain's oldest recorded town. It was for a time the capital of Roman Britain, and is a member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network.
  Situated on the River Colne, Colchester is 50 miles northeast of London and is connected to the capital by the A12 road and its railway station which is on the Great Eastern Main Line. It is seen as a popular town for commuters, and is less than 30 miles from London Stansted Airport and 20 miles from the passenger ferry port of Harwich.
  Colchester is home to Colchester Castle and Colchester United Football Club. The demonym is Colcestrian.
context_section_description: Completed in 1883 when the Town Council took over Colchester's water supply, the 110-foot (34-metre) water tower was originally called the "Balkerne Water Tower", but soon became known as "Jumbo" because of its large size, which prompted the addition of an elephant-shaped weather vane at its peak. The tower was decommissioned in 1987 and has had several private owners pending redevelopment.
caption: The Balkerne Water Tower or "Jumbo", viewed from the Balkerne Gate.
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