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The Grange Water Tower in Skorogoszcz is a restored element of the water supply system that was built at the beginning of the 20th century to meet the needs of the distillery and flake mill of the nearby grange. They were part of the estate of Countess Elizabeth von Kerssenbrock, the daughter of Johanna and Hans Schaffgotsch from Kopice. The 27-meter water tower and the pumping station building were erected on a plot adjacent to the garden surrounding their summer residence. By 1925, the entire count's estate in Skorogoszcz already had its own waterworks. Water was drawn from three deep wells and transported by a pipeline to a collecting well next to the pumping station. After preliminary filtration, the water flowed through pipes to the tank located on the highest floor of the water tower. The tower building was decommissioned in the 1970s. Above the entrance to the facility, a commemorative plaque with a coat of arms and the date of the tower's construction can still be seen today. The pumping station building was adapted into an apartment by the current owner and connected to the tower with a connecting passage. The facility is made available as an observation point. The tower also houses a memorial chamber with exhibits from the history of Skorogoszcz. Practical information: Sightseeing by prior telephone arrangement: tel. 77 462 21 50. Free admission. Sightseeing time: 1.5 – 2 hours. Parking directly by the forest inspectorate's headquarters.