Comments on: Well! That was unexpected

By: matt

matt — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:31:04 +0000

cool stuff .. i live close by there and have always wondered what the deal with that tower was .. Before they built centech connecting 30 and 20, I stumbeled apon that place with some friends when I was maybe 12 .. needless to say, we were quite surprised finding this cemetary seemingly in the middle of the woods

By: Nichole96

Nichole96 — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:17:07 +0000

I have found something very similar near where my grandparents live. Only it looks like no one has been around it in a very long time

By: greatergrafton

greatergrafton — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 20:09:21 +0000

Sure! Just pop in a link to Greater Grafton! I love my spooky graveyard tower — there are other photos on the blog as well, with a bit more greenery, after the graveyard was cleaned up.

By: John Pearce

John Pearce — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 19:25:00 +0000

I am writing about Towers at the moment… (go to website and my BLOG for June) can I use your picture? I don’t want to infringe any copyright and would love to acknowledge it… I can’t find an email to send this to….

By: Rob's Rants » The Old Grafton State Hospital Cemetery

Rob's Rants » The Old Grafton State Hospital Cemetery — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:08:57 +0000

[...] some general pictures of the site you can look here or here. And in spite of the speculation in the comments of these posts, the stone structure is the [...]

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:32:16 +0000

I am wondering if my paternal grandmother and uncle are buried there. I can’t find out because my dad was adopted out when they took his mom off to Grafton. She had 6 kids, a cheating husband and no money to feed her kids or heat the house – leading to a psycotic break from what I have been able to gather. I have heard stories from my Uncle that she was unresponsive when they went to visit(wonder what type of treatment they recieved). He hated going, but his adoptive mother insisted he go. Their names are Mary Lamb Oliver and Donald (Oliver) Weiler if anybody has access to the records and wants to share the info you have my email. I would love to give them proper burials if they are in that unmarked field.

By: Ferrers

Ferrers — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:25:54 +0000

I have to agree with Nat Bocking, that this is very unlikely to be a water tower. It has no features indicating that it is a water tower, other than its a tower.

Looking at Asylums, Hospitals and Workhouses in the UK, many changing status through time, the water tower is normally incorporated into the building, rather than a free standing building some distance away – there are plenty of exceptions.

By: BWTAS

BWTAS — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:33:59 +0000

It could be a water tower or perhaps a shot-tower?

http://www.twickenham-museum.org.uk/detail.asp?ContentID=256

The give-away would be evidence of supply to and from the tower and water towers need pumps so there should be evidence of a pump house too.

I would presume from its age that the tank would have been wood. Is there any evidence inside or on top of the tower of sockets for the beams or buttresses?

Happy hunting.

By: phillias

phillias — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:42:43 +0000

While this tower is auspicious for anchoring the overwhelming sensation of that space; if its old history on a local scope you long for its hard to beat the Newport Tower. http://www.chronognostic.org

By: Bob C.

Bob C. — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:53:07 +0000

Check out this site of old water towers…they all have doors and windows.
http://members.tripod.com/~watertowers/americaframe.html