Dried up reservoir, Arbroath, April '08

[spacepunk]

Came upon this dried out old reservoir at Muirhead, just outside Arbroath. It was great to see the 'exposed' pipes and stuff normally covered by the water.
Also I managed to get into the pumphouse and get close to all the machinery.

Love'n'peace.
SP

 

[ashless]

Wow! That would make an amazing swimming pool! Just a few heaters required for the winter!

Great find, great pics!

 

[shatters]

Thats great, any idea how old it is?

Phil

 

[spacepunk]

Do excuse my lack of local knowledge, but I ain't got a clue. I did search the net, but not much info available. Where are the locals when you need them?

 

[JulesP]

I saw a drained reservoir about 10 years ago and was amazed at how shallow they are. Allways expected them to be real deep for some reason. Maybe cos I don't like deep water.

 

[spacepunk]

They should convert this into a skate/bmx/gokart park or something. Some of the grassy stuff was still damp and I almost went on my arse at one point.

 

[Sabtr]

Very interesting report there. I'm still laughing at the footprints in the last pic - I can see you slipping over and over in my mind.

 

[smileysal]

Cool, you don't see a dried up reservoir very often, really like seeing all the pipes, turbines and filters in there. Excellent find.

I'd love to see the lower reservoir of the Lady Bower Dam ones, where they flooded an entire village. You used to be able to see the former church spire, but they demolished it a few years ago, as it was deemed dangerous. The remains of the village are still there under the reservoir.

Cheers,

Sal

 

[Timtom]

Smileysal.. Is it this one you're talking about?

In Rutland? I think?
Or another one?

bigger picture!

 

[Pete]

Cool, you don't see a dried up reservoir very often, really like seeing all the pipes, turbines and filters in there. Excellent find.

I'd love to see the lower reservoir of the Lady Bower Dam ones, where they flooded an entire village. You used to be able to see the former church spire, but they demolished it a few years ago, as it was deemed dangerous. The remains of the village are still there under the reservoir.

Cheers,

Sal

Ladybower resevoir is in derbyshire and was created around WWII by flooding the villages of Ashopton and Derwent (it was Derwent's church whose tower remained). Ladybower is the third in a line of resevoirs in the Derwent Valley, the other two older ones being Howden and Derwent. The area was also home to a third lost village, Birchinlee, which was built for the resevoir construction workers and dismantled once work completed.

Smileysal.. Is it this one you're talking about?

In Rutland? I think?
Or another one?

bigger picture!

The photo above is of Normanton Church. It's floor was raised when the Empingham Resevoir was created by flooding the neighbouring land in the mid 70's. The resevoir is now better known as Rutland Water and its construction resulted in the loss of the village of Lower Hambledon and most of Middle Hambledon and their surrounding network of lanes. Upper Hambledon survived by being on higher ground (and is now known simply as Hambledon, having incorporated the remainder of Middle Hambledon). It is now accessible by one road onto what has become the Hambledon peninsula.

Pete

 

[BrickMan]

no glorey holes then?

them things freaking terrify me

 

[spacepunk]

Sausage Hi, yeah the slip was one of those comedy ones with arms flailing all over the place. Lucky for me that I kept my balance, would've been a sore one.

Thanks for all the comments.

 

[MonkeyGirl]

That's something you don't see everyday! I always thought they were alot deeper than that

 

[BigLoada]

no glorey holes then?

them things freaking terrify me

Whats a glory hole?

This is a great site. I love anything to do with water works. Pipes, flanges, valves etc its all brilliant.

 

[BarneySchwarzenegger]

Really like the white brick work arching round the wheel. Also the way everything is bolted together looks cool.

 

[spacepunk]

A glory hole. Mmmm let me think.

 

[Pip]

A glory hole. Mmmm let me think.

Limewire, explains all!!!

 

[BigLoada]

A glory hole. Mmmm let me think.

Oh damn I just did a search on Google. Its just not right man! Wish I hadnt asked now

 

[spacepunk]

How the innocents are shocked.
There were a few 'hidey' holes, if that's what Brickman meant?

 

[Bunk3r]

How the innocents are shocked.
There were a few 'hidey' holes, if that's what Brickman meant?

other than the 'other' use of the word 'glory hole' the term is also used to describe the big plugholes in reservoirs, I believe that is what Brickman was referring to.