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.
This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.
This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black And White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection
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Mid 20th Century Reservoir, Engineering