Straining Well And Valve House is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1985. Valve house.
Straining Well And Valve House
- WRENN ID
- moated-corridor-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 August 1985
- Type
- Valve house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The straining well and valve house for Thirlmere Reservoir was built between 1885 and 1894 by engineer G.H. Hill for the Manchester Corporation Waterworks Committee. It features coursed slate nibble walls with red sandstone dressings and battlemented parapets. The structure includes a circular tower and lower double rectangular valve house sections, creating an overall V-shape. The building has a mock castle appearance, with plain openings and slit vents.
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