Bristol Water

The old pump house is just out of shot to the right; next time I go I'll grab a photo of it for completeness. The giant covered reservoir around the back of this is gravity-fed from Barrow Reservoir and then a pumping station here sends it up the hill to the covered reservoir and water tower on Durdham Down.

Later on this wander I took a photo of the covered reservoir itself, so look out for that.

Architectural tidbit:

By local repute, the bungalow at 46 Upper Belgrave Road was owned by BWW and was of reduced height so that the man in charge of the pump at Oakfield Road could see the standpipe and stop pumping when the reservoir was full! — 'To Keep Open and Unenclosed':
The Management of Durdham down since 1861
, by Gerry Nichols

From wander: Mirror Maze
Taken: Sun 10 January 2021 11:58
Rating: ★★

GPS Coordinates: 51.46065, -2.61197
Location: Alma Road

Bristol Water
The old pump house is just out of shot to the right; next time I go I'll grab a photo of it for completeness. The giant covered reservoir around th...