The reservoir was designed by J. F. Bateman for Halifax Corporation to provide a water supply from Widdop to Halifax, 8 miles away.
It was constructed under an Act of Parliament passed in 1868. The first sod was cut on 26th July 1871 by Mayor H. C.…
Hebden Hey Road running through Lee Wood from Heptonstall Road to the Scout hut in Hardcastle Crags. This is just before the junction with the track that turns down hill to the Blue Pig at Midgehole.