Horton’s Spheroid Tank, Stuart Hwy, Winnellie.
1969 - 1970 Chicago Bridge Co, Bernard Smith & Co. Aust. patentee.
Prefabricated welded steel.
Water Tower, runway Darwin Airport.
1939 Johns Waygood (Aust).
Alterted in height and relocated closer to the Stuart Hwy.
Parap
Palmerston
LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE NT
PHOTOS: E FUSCALDO
PHOTOS: E FUSCALDO
These water tanks represent utilitarian infrastructure that supported contemporary urban and industrial life in the Northern Territory, often associated with industrial estates, government facilities and essential services across Darwin and surrounding areas.
While not monumental in scale or formal expression, these tanks exhibit a kind of modernist logic in which form follows function, with robust steel or concrete construction, clear geometric silhouettes and durability as primary considerations.
In a tropical environment where water management is critical, such structures served an important role in everyday operations, from fire services and industrial processes to community utilities.
The water tanks, read collectively, help illustrate how modernist design principles permeated even the most pragmatic aspects of the built environment in the Territory, shaping not only landmarks but also the underlying infrastructure.
Heritage Status: Not Listed
While not monumental in scale or formal expression, these tanks exhibit a kind of modernist logic in which form follows function, with robust steel or concrete construction, clear geometric silhouettes and durability as primary considerations.
In a tropical environment where water management is critical, such structures served an important role in everyday operations, from fire services and industrial processes to community utilities.
The water tanks, read collectively, help illustrate how modernist design principles permeated even the most pragmatic aspects of the built environment in the Territory, shaping not only landmarks but also the underlying infrastructure.
Heritage Status: Not Listed