Valve House, Catcleugh Reservoir
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Description
"Dam, overflow bridge and valve house date from 1891-1904 by T. and C. Hawksley, engineers, for the Newcastle & Gateshead Water Company. Earth-filled dam with rock-faced parapet. Towards the south end the valve house: single storey, one x 3 bays with tall segment-headed openings; projecting eaves on close-set moulded corbels and hipped roof. At south end overflow bridge with 5 broad shallow segmental arches. Boldly rock-faced invert. The valve house has original machinery of 1903 by Glenfield and Kennedy of Kilmarnock https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Glenfield_and_Kennedy Valves [[6116711]] control the outlet into a brick-lined tunnel over 12 feet wide and 1443 feet long [[6116694]] The dam overflow bridge and valve house at Catcleugh Reservoir are Grade II Listed (List Entry Number: 1044836): https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1044836" Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2019. -
Owner
Andrew Curtis -
Source
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License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6062501
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 5 hours, 24 minutes ago
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Picture Taken: 2019-02-13 -
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