The old tower, was originally built in 1782/3 by Messrs Watts (who developed the process and built the first tower in Bristol in 1782) and was 160 feet high, it suffered a serious fire in January 1826 though it was rebuilt the same year, and the newer Lambeth shot tower was also built in 1826 for Maltby and later taken over by Walker, Parker & Co. Another Walker, Parker & Co shot tower was the 157-foot tower at Elswick in Newcastle-on-Tyne which was completed in 1797, operated until 1951, and demolished c1968. Other early shot towers include the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower (c.1807), an example of a stone shot tower in Wythe County, Virginia, and the brick Sparks Shot Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1808), both in the US.
The aged tower, was initially constructed in 1782/3 by Messrs Watts (who pioneered the process and erected the first tower in Bristol in 1782) and stood at 160 feet high, it suffered a severe fire in January 1826 though it was rebuilt the same year, and the newer Lambeth shot tower was also built in 1826 for Maltby and later taken over by Walker, Parker & Co. Another Walker, Parker & Co shot tower was the 157-foot tower at Elswick in Newcastle-on-Tyne which was completed in 1797, operated until 1951, and demolished c1968. Other early shot towers include the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower (c.1807), an example of a stone shot tower in Wythe County, Virginia, and the brick Sparks Shot Tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1808), both in the US.