Schwoon Water Tower (Hafenstraße)

Industrial heritage

Water tower of 1852/53 in the city park of Bremerhaven-Lehe: designed by Simon Loschen, it supplied drinking water to residents and ships in the harbour.

Interesting facts

The tower also supplied the ships in the harbour with drinking water.
In 1896/97 it was raised by about nine metres.
It was designed by the Bremen architect Simon Loschen.

Why visit

Early evidence of Bremerhaven's water supply
Easy to combine with a walk through the city park

The water tower on Hafenstraße in Bremerhaven-Lehe now stands in the city park. The forwarding agent Schwoon had it built in 1852 and 1853 next to the older Eits well, to designs by the Bremen architect Simon Loschen – hence the name “Schwoon water tower”. It supplied Bremerhaven’s residents and the ships in the harbour with drinking water.

Above a square base with sides of 11.5 metres rises an octagonal section with blind arcades, crowned by a conical roof with a lantern. In 1881 the tower received an iron tank of 500 cubic metres; in 1896 and 1897 it was raised by about nine metres and fitted with a tank of 600 cubic metres. It no longer has a function today; in 1989 it was sold to the publisher of the Nordsee-Zeitung. It has been a listed monument since 1984.

History

Built 1852/53 for the forwarding agent Schwoon to designs by Simon Loschen, iron tank (500 m³) in 1881, raised by about 9 m with a new tank (600 m³) in 1896/97, listed since 1984, sold to the publisher of the Nordsee-Zeitung in 1989.

Special features

Square base (sides 11.5 m), octagonal upper section with blind arcades, conical roof with lantern; in the city park on Hafenstraße.

Practical information

Suitable for: Fans of industrial heritage and local history.
Getting there: In the city park on Hafenstraße in Bremerhaven-Lehe. The tower is privately owned and can be seen from outside.

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