A view of a newly constructed channel, perhaps part of a spillway, at Fawley Reservoir

Date:
1 Aug 1955
Location:
Fawley Reservoir, Fawley, New Forest, Hampshire
Reference:
JLP01/08/044478
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Civil engineering works commenced in September 1954 for the construction of a reservoir for the Esso Refinery Company at Fawley. The site of the contract was at the head of Cadland Creek to the north of Fawley Oil Refinery. Construction involved damming the lower end of an existing valley and the construction of a spillway, stilling basin and an outfall.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black And White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Reservoir, Engineering