Swithland Water Works, Bridge At Ne End Of Dam Causeway, Swithland Reservoir, Quorndon, Leicestershire

Photograph taken 11 Sep 1896 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: BL13821_013

Construction work being completed on the bridge at the north-east end of Swithland Water Works' dam causeway, with the draw-off tower, reservoir and dam visible beyond it. These structures are part of a complex of buildings at the site, completed in 1896 to the designs of architects J B Everard and Everard and Pick. The photograph was commissioned by Everard and Pick.

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Leicestershire Quorndon

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Victorian (1837 - 1901)

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This water tower at Battys corner is dated 1916. It was built from reinforced concrete for Hull Corporation Waterworks. A plaque is inscribed: CITY OF HULL WATERWORKS WITHENSEA AND SOUTH HOLDERNESS SUPPLY 1916. The base contains pumps and a 300,000 gallon tank. The upper tank, of 100,000 gallon capacity, surrounds the central tower which carries a spiral staircase and pipe-work dated 1914. Read official list description.

Swithland Water Works, Bridge At Ne End Of Dam Causeway, Swithland Reservoir, Quorndon, Leicestershire

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