Derwent Dam is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1984. Dam. 1 related planning application.
Derwent Dam
- WRENN ID
- upper-pedestal-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Peak District National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1984
- Type
- Dam
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Derwent Dam is a dam constructed between 1902 and 1916, designed by engineer Edward Sandeman with architectural advice from W. Flockhart. It is made of coursed squared rock-faced gritstone, with a core of large stone blocks set in concrete. The dam measures 1,110 feet long and stands 114 feet high, with a base thickness of 178 feet that tapers to 10 feet at the top. It features two castellated towers with arched corbel tables, small round-arched windows on three sides, and a door on the fourth side. There are massive gateways at each end, which have battered sides and banded rock-faced rustication. The entrance arches are of a pseudo Gibbs-type, adorned with large vermiculated blocks and a solid pediment. Parapet walls connect the gate piers to the towers and include a dentil cornice on the south side.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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