Deckham, Carr Hill, Swan Pond
Deckham, Carr Hill, Swan Pond
HER Number
3829
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Deckham, Carr Hill, Swan Pond
Place
Deckham
Map Sheet
NZ26SE
Class
Water Supply and Drainage
Site Type: Broad
Water Storage Site
Site Type: Specific
Reservoir
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
There has been a reservoir at Carr Hill for over 150 years. A plan was brought forward in 1875 to replace the earlier reservoir with a much larger version. The Carr Hill Service Reservoir was completed in 1880 to the design of John Bateman. It has since been replaced by a totally enclosed reservoir constructed of reinforced concrete.
Easting
426780
Northing
561100
Grid Reference
NZ426780561100
Sources
<< HER 3829 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 7
I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 68
I. Ayris & S.M. Linsley, 1994, A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of Tyne and Wear, p 68