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Title: Valve Tower SE corner of Widdop Reservoir, Heptonstall - CBC02087
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Title
Valve Tower SE corner of Widdop Reservoir, Heptonstall - CBC02087
Description
Grade II
Valve-tower for Widdop Reservoir constructed 1872-1878 by John La Trobe Bateman engineer. Large ashlar blocks, bitumen roof. Square on plan with tapering sides. Egyptian in style. Door to south has monolithic jambs with batter. Corners have tapering pilasters acting as buttresses to frieze. Projecting double cornice. Sides and rear have rectangular windows with large plain stone surrounds. A unique building, the engineer deriving the inspiration for the design after his visit to Egypt to witness the opening of the Suez Canal.
NGR SD 93529 32620
CMBC Ref H 181
Historic England List Entry Number 1226701
Valve-tower for Widdop Reservoir constructed 1872-1878 by John La Trobe Bateman engineer. Large ashlar blocks, bitumen roof. Square on plan with tapering sides. Egyptian in style. Door to south has monolithic jambs with batter. Corners have tapering pilasters acting as buttresses to frieze. Projecting double cornice. Sides and rear have rectangular windows with large plain stone surrounds. A unique building, the engineer deriving the inspiration for the design after his visit to Egypt to witness the opening of the Suez Canal.
NGR SD 93529 32620
CMBC Ref H 181
Historic England List Entry Number 1226701
Date
2021-10-15T09:26:33
Rights
PHDA - Calderdale M.B.C.
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
CBC02087.jpg
Collection
Citation
“Valve Tower SE corner of Widdop Reservoir, Heptonstall - CBC02087,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/35633.
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