Deckham, Carr Hill, reservoir
Deckham, Carr Hill, reservoir
HER Number
8684
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Deckham, Carr Hill, reservoir
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
Structure
Description
In 1866 land at Carr Hill Swan Pond was purchased for water storage, and in 1883 converted into a 10 million gallon open reservoir.
Easting
426740
Northing
561020
Grid Reference
NZ426740561020
Sources
F.W.D. Manders, 1973, A History of Gateshead, p 288