No.2 Reservoir is a Grade II listed building in the Cheltenham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 April 2015. Reservoir.

No.2 Reservoir

WRENN ID
rusted-pewter-jay
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheltenham
Country
England
Date first listed
2 April 2015
Type
Reservoir
Source
Historic England listing

Description

An underground reservoir with a capacity of 2 million gallons, built in 1839 for the Cheltenham Water Works Company to designs by James Walker (1781–1862), civil engineer of Limehouse.

MATERIALS Reservoir built in red brick made from the clay excavated on the site. Brick access chamber.

DESCRIPTION The reservoir is entirely contained underground, entered by brick-built access chamber on the surface.

The underground reservoir measures 53.6m x 49.4m, and the internal height is 6m; its capacity is 2 million gallons (9.092 Ml). The structure consists of seven parallel rectangular chambers with walls of brick, shallow, inverted-arched brick floors, and brick barrel-vaulted roofs. Seven arched openings in the brickwork of each of the internal walls allow water to flow between the chambers.

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