Description and History of Site:-
Water Tower in reinforced concrete, reservoir and pumping station. At the time of construction, said to be the largest water tower in Europe.
The water tower was commenced in 1953 and went into service in 1957. A reservoir and pumping station (2011) were later also built on the site. Originally fed from Acomb Landing (NYK00393) water treatment works (WTW), in 1991 a pipeline was installed from Elvington WTW to supply water in case of a failure at Acomb. A new pumping station was additionally constructed on the site in 2012.
Further Reading and References:-http://www.york.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/10504/syo1323_siwards_howe_wbpdf.pdf
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Key Words :- water tower reservoir pumping station
Viewing the Site :- From the public road
Address :- Siwards Way, Heslington, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 3HP
Grid Ref :- SE 6214 5091
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.950567 , Long -1.054638
Local Authority :- York City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1953 -
Record Date :- 28 September 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson
Grid Ref :- SE 6214 5091
Co-ordinates :- Lat 53.950567 , Long -1.054638
Local Authority :- York City Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Site extant - Protected status unknown
Site Condition :- Operational site, in use for original purpose
Site Dates :- 1953 -
Record Date :- 28 September 2018
Copyright :- cc-by-nc-sa 4.0 © Nick Nelson