It took less than a fortnight to turn Tottenham’s water tower into a work of art.
There’s a new and rather large splash of colour to be seen in Tottenham, with artists just completing a makeover of the local water tower.
The concrete water tower, which was constructed in 1949 stands 36.5 metres high and when in use held 100,000 gallons (378541 litres) of water.
It became known by locals as the “thirsty white elephant” because it took nearly 20 years after construction before the tower was connected to the Forbes-Tottenham water supply pipeline. Like many water towers across Australia, once no longer in use, the monolith remained conspicuously on the local horizon…