History & Culture

"The Scene Below Can Be Imagined…" – A Biography of the Waterloo Shot Tower

St John’s Church, Waterloo · Waterloo Rd, London SE1 8TY, United Kingdom

3 September 2026

A heritage talk on the Shot Tower that once stood by Waterloo Bridge, an industrial relic for dropping molten lead into shot that somehow became the surprise star of the 1951 Festival of Britain. Nick Rampley tells its story as part of St John's Waterloo's 75th anniversary programme, a building nearly demolished and almost forgot.

"The Scene Below Can Be Imagined…" – A Biography of the Waterloo Shot Tower

St John’s Church, Waterloo

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