Dam At South End Of Lake

The dam at the south end of the lake, built around 1760 for Daniel Lascelles and likely designed by John Carr, is a Grade II listed structure. It is constructed from coursed gritstone featuring extensive rock-faced rustication. The dam measures approximately 70 metres long, 5 metres high, and 6 metres wide. Its symmetrical south-facing facade includes a central round arched recess flanked by a large buttress, walling with an iron valve to the left, another buttress, a wall with a circular recess, a further buttress, walling, and an outer buttress. The remains of a low parapet with flat coping can be seen. The arched recesses feature projecting keystones and voussoirs, while the buttresses display heavy banded rustication, with the outer pair topped by large banded ball finials. Several stone-lined channels direct water away from the south side of the dam, and much of the parapet, including at least one ball finial, has collapsed into this area. The dam is heavily overgrown with creepers and trees. Although John Carr submitted a design for the dam head in 1755, which is said to have never been built, the existing remains closely resemble his design.