Tyne and Wear HER(7203): Ryhope, Water Pumping Station, cooling ponds and reservoir - Details
7203
Sunderland
Ryhope, Water Pumping Station, cooling ponds and reservoir
Ryhope
NZ45SW
Water Supply and Drainage
Water Storage Site
Reservoir
POST MEDIEVAL
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Structure
Two cooling ponds and one reservoir for water pumping station. 1866-70. By T. Hawksley. Rock-faced snecked stone walls with ashlar coping. Two small cooling ponds with shaped corners lie north and south of the engine house. The large reservoir lies across the width of the site to the east of the engine house but is covered and grassed over at time of survey with gauges set into a concrete platform in the turf. SCHEDULED ANCIENT MONUMENT; LISTED GRADE 2
440410
552430
NZ440410552430
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, 920-1/7/262