![Couple who bought WW2 water tower for dream home run out of funds after tragedy](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/03/06/02182914-c70e9bb4-394c-4b79-bf58-016a50ad2923.jpg?quality=75&width=1200&auto=webp)
Couple who bought WW2 water tower for dream home run out of funds after tragedy
The IndependentSign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The water tower and holding tank before the conversion started The couple, who describe themselves as “the underdogs”, have since launched a fundraiser to help cover the remaining costs – and with Sean’s recent motor neurone disease diagnosis, which is currently incurable and progressively damages parts of the nervous system, they want to avoid “sacrificing” any more time. Find copy in full on PA Explore or contact PA Real Life at [email protected] or on 020 7963 7175 for access or queries “He came across the water tower and came home and said, ‘That water tower will make a nice home’, and I looked at him like, ‘You’re crazy’,” Mary said. open image in gallery Inside the water tower NOTE TO EDITORS: This image must only be used in conjunction with PA Real Life story REAL LIFE WaterTower. “It’s all-consuming and nobody wants to be indebted to anybody.” open image in gallery Sean helping out at the top of the water tower NOTE TO EDITORS: This image must only be used in conjunction with PA Real Life story REAL LIFE WaterTower.
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