Pavilion And Railings To Water Reservoir Railings To Water Reservoir

The pavilion and railings to the water reservoir, located on Highgate West Hill, were built around 1845 for the New River Company. The pavilion is constructed of brick with painted stucco, featuring wooden eaves and a cast-iron finial on a felt roof. It has eight engaged pilasters above a tall plinth and was designed to service the New River Company's water reservoir, which the company acquired in 1844.

The railings are made of cast iron, adorned with spearhead finials on the standards, and are set into a moulded cast-iron kerb on a brick plinth. Each seventeenth upright is topped with a large lotus flower terminal. There is a secondary lower row of uprights positioned between the main posts, complete with coping. These railings were installed around the New River water reservoir and consist of two sections: one along Highgate West Hill and another along The Grove. The southernmost section was replaced with wooden railings in the early 1990s and is not of interest.