Monument record MYO2194 - Acomb Landing Waterworks
Summary
River abstraction and treatment works of 1846 for the York Waterworks Company by Thomas Hawksley, with filters by James simpson. Water was raised using two Cornish engines built by Low Moor Ironworks. Three Simpson designed slow sand filters were built together with two subsiding reservoirs, a service reservoir at Severus Hill, and a system of mains to the city. Further slow sand filters were added in 1878. In 1902, two further slow sand filters were built, together with four rapid gravity filters (reputedly the first in England) which lasted until the 1950s. The `Severus Tower' at SE580519 was built in 1914 using the Kahn system of reiforced concrete. Diesel engines were installed in 1923, and replaced by electric pumps in 1930. In 1937, the No.3 new treatment plant was built with a `spiral clarifier', reputedly the first in England, and unique, but dismantled in 1996. The Siwards How Tower, the largest capacity water tower in Britain, was built in 1956. Further extended in 1963.
Location
Grid reference | Centred SE 5806 5285 (400m by 590m) (5 map features) |
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Map sheet | SE55SE |
Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Civil Parish | York, City of York, North Yorkshire |
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Type and Period (7)
- WATERWORKS (Mid 19th Century to Modern - 1846 AD to 2050 AD)
- WATER TOWER (Built, 20th Century - 1914 AD to 1914 AD)
- WATER TOWER (Built, 20th Century - 1956 AD to 1956 AD)
- FILTER BED (Built, 20th Century - 1902 AD to 1904 AD)
- FILTER BED (Built, Late 19th Century - 1868 AD to 1886 AD)
- ENGINE HOUSE (Built, Late 19th Century - 1878 AD to 1878 AD)
- RESERVOIR (Built, Mid 19th Century - 1846 AD to 1846 AD)
Full Description
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1 English Heritage Monuments Protection Programme Industrial Monuments Assessment, Step 3 Reports The Water and Sewage Industry, 2000, North Yorkshire 3
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Record last edited
Aug 23 2019 9:22AM