Carr Hill, Swan Pond

HER Number

3829

District

Gateshead

Site Name

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 It has since been replaced by a totally enclosed reservoir constructed of reinforced concrete.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