A tower in which shot was made from molten lead poured through sieves at the top and falling into water at the bottom.
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- The first shot tower in America was built in 1808 in Philadelphia.
- The first shot tower in the world was built on Redcliffe Hill by plumber William Watts.
- Some shot manufacturers still use shot towers while others use the Bleimeister process in which the lead droplets fall only a few feet.
- Most of the shot towers erected in the present day are built 200 feet in height, whereas this is but 112 feet.
- This type of building was rare even during the 19th century and today only eleven shot towers remain in existence.