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:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

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 It has since been replaced by a totally enclosed reservoir constructed of reinforced concrete.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:
2678

Northing:
6110

Grid Reference:
NZ26786110

Lats/Lons:

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