The Plughole/Filtration Building, Redmires Resevoir, near Sheffield, February 2018

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1. The History
The Redmires Reservoirs are a group of three reservoirs in Fulwood, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They are fed from various small streams rising from the Hallam Moors by including Fairthorn Clough. The three reservoirs are named Upper, Middle and Lower and date back to 1836 They were created to provide clean drinking water via a water course down to Barker's Pool 5½ miles away following Sheffield’s devastating cholera epidemic in 1832.

The former The Water Treatment Works/Filter Station on Long Causeway has been long decommissioned when it closed around 1997. It was stripped of its machinery and apparatus in 2013. It is currently on the market with Reeds Rains at a guide price of £277,000. It are located beside the Lower reservoir and date back to 1950. They supplied water to the south-western outer environs of Sheffield via the Ringlow and Rudd Hill service reservoirs. The systems utilized seven horizontal pressure filters (installed at its inception in 1950) and a clear water tank which was installed 1983. Preliminary treatment of the water was carried out in the lower reservoir before it was filtered. Lime was added to separate the natural aluminium from the water, making it clump together so it could be filtered out.

Despite the works producing water below modern standards it was of a satisfactory colour and cleanliness, and despite high iron and aluminium levels, was still safe to drink. A new plant was constructed opposite the old works in the mid-80s and with used the Sirofloc Process. The water from this new plant was then piped to the old works to be filtered as a final process.

Back on to the main road and up the hill towards the top reservoir, on the left can be found the Redmires Reservoir Plughole. It was a later addition to the dam constructed sometime in the late 50s/early 60s.

2. The Explore
Was a beautiful day to check out Redmires Reservoir with a dusting of snow and bright sun-light. There were works on the road just outside and in view of the filtration works and also next to the plughole or “Wasoooo”. Hence only a brief peak inside the now stripped works and entry to the plughole from the outfall rather than climbing down it. All-in-all a very enjoyable hour or so here.

3 The Pictures
A few random outlying buildings near the filtration works:

25278407337_b2581e1392_b.jpgimg5358 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40150029701_7e01846487_b.jpgimg5361 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40150027561_6eaff61700_b.jpgimg5366 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40150025891_b651fb279a_b.jpgimg5368 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40150024761_e917110c3a_b.jpgimg5369 by HughieDW, on Flickr

On to the Filtration plant itself:

40150023401_ed6e1a6268_b.jpgimg5371 by HughieDW, on Flickr

26276657218_d3d0d0d76a_b.jpgimg5373 by HughieDW, on Flickr

26276655028_b258440923_b.jpgimg5374 by HughieDW, on Flickr

26276652608_a00751a80b_b.jpgimg5375 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40117233012_7b4bc0cdd7_b.jpgimg5376 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40117231142_d952d7d0ce_b.jpgimg5377 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Quick peek inside:

28369937539_d7bf4e317c_b.jpgimg5378 by HughieDW, on Flickr

28369933899_22471736f2_b.jpgimg5382 by HughieDW, on Flickr

On to the plughole or “Wasoooo” as it is nick-named:
28369878299_a3194f6c9b_b.jpgimg5488 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40117226902_d5261f348f_b.jpgimg5389 by HughieDW, on Flickr

This was an old reservoir worker’s refuge:

28369929609_32b25c6abe_b.jpgimg5392 by HughieDW, on Flickr

28369925179_ae257bd154_b.jpgimg5393 by HughieDW, on Flickr

28369883069_f371788bdf_b.jpgimg5484 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And in we go:

40117173992_5deb00fe34_b.jpgimg5480 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40117175132_d18f1689e1_b.jpgimg5478 by HughieDW, on Flickr

40117176192_880e56a6a8_b.jpgimg5475 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Up the smooth echo-ey concrete pipe section:

40117177442_1bed623121_b.jpgimg5471 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And…out:

26276574168_319eeb1341_b.jpgimg5466 by HughieDW, on Flickr

…into the wider rectangular section:

26276576488_16dd6f3afd_b.jpgimg5463 by HughieDW, on Flickr

26276579008_2382cc3790_b.jpgimg5462 by HughieDW, on Flickr

…and on to the bottom of the plughole:

26276583178_07c2f9fb74_b.jpgimg5458 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Random speaker down there:

26276583868_bbf1ffa0b5_b.jpgimg5457 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And toad!

26276585448_305cba558d_b.jpgimg5455 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And back out:

28369868729_5f810e722d_b.jpgRedmires 10 by HughieDW, on Flickr

25278351427_f50cfb14b3_b.jpgimg5447 by HughieDW, on Flickr
 
It's like a mini lady blower plug hole.another great and unique place
 

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