Photo-a-Day  (Sunday, 1st September, 2024)

I’m not really a fan of Street Art but I do consider this to a astounding accomplishment by Banksy.

I wonder if this Supply is still in use because the signage has been painted over since the phone wire was installed ?

Interesting.....why would there be an EWS sign on that building or is it some idiot having 'fun ' ?
I'll say this Mick, you show the world as it is, warts & all !

Do we know that it means Emergency Water Supply? It could be External Wall System or Environmental Waste Solutions to name but 2 possibilities.

I remember those EWS signs when I was growing up in Ince but never knew what the letters stood for....you just accept things as part of your surroundings a child. I'm just trying to think what that building in the photo is; the only red-brick buildings I can recall from Higher Ince were the Public Hall/Council Offices down Ince Green Lane and the old Police Station in County Police Street which was behind the shops on Ince Bar. There was also a red-brick police station in Lower Ince, but most people class that area as Spring View. Good, solid buildings, all of them, There were probably others but I just can't think of any at the moment.

What can one say...?
Everywhere
Weeds
Spreading!
Walls, buildings, cracks in pavements, rooftops and chimneys. Nobody seems to mind. Each growing season they just get worse. As for the sign EWS it’s quite common as are the weeds.

There was one up First Avenue in Hindley I do not know if it is still there.The EWS was Borsdane brook for use in WW2 in case of bombing and fires.

Owd Reekie, my assumption is that it’s for the fire brigade to connect their hose if there was a major fire.

When in doubt, Goole it!
Emergency Water Supply Tanks (EWS), also known as Static Water Tanks, were the provision of emergency water supplies to facilitate the rapid extinguishing of fires. Provision of the tanks was an essential component of the Civil Defence during World War II.

There was one up First Avenue in Hindley I do not know if it is still there.The EWS was Borsdane brook for use in WW2 in case of bombing and fires.

Is it the old town hall and council offices?

External Window Sill .

First thing this morning I joked about it being a Banksy.
But now knowing what EWS stands for makes it and its historical connection far more interesting and important than any Gorilla sprayed onto a wall.
Thanks Mick for a photo that opened my eyes. Sometimes it’s the mundane that turns out to be the most interesting.

Static water tanks were mainly in areas were there was very limited access to water.An EWS could be a river,canal ponds etc.

That location is at the side of a house on Belle Green Lane in Ince.

Sir Bob, I'm only guessing, but is the house one of the two houses that used to be The Belle Vue pub many years ago? I'm trying to picture where there were red-brick buildings up Belle Green Lane when I was a child. I think The Dairy was one but I don't think it has been turned into homes...I think it's more of a small industrial estate, but I know The Belle Vue was made into two houses. Just guessing.....it WAS a long time ago!

Static water tanks were mainly in areas were there was very limited access to water.An EWS could be a river,canal ponds etc.

Irene Roberts

No it is not that far up, it is actually number 85.