Drainage Terminal And Valve House, Mearns Quay And Torry Quay

The Drainage Terminal and Valve House, dated 1906, are a pair of intervisible drainage buildings with Classical detailing located on Mearns Quay and Torry Quay, on opposite sides of the harbour at the entrance to the River Dee. They are constructed from polished grey granite ashlar and feature the inscription 'City of Aberdeen Main Drainage Works' above the door.

The Torry Quay Drainage Terminal is a single-storey, octagonal sewage pump house topped with a leaded dome that sits above a deep recessed timber ventilation course, which includes segmental-arched louvred vents. The north, south, and east elevations each have round-arched insets with a pair of narrow round-arched openings.

The Mearns Quay Valve House is a single-storey building with a rectangular plan and shouldered pedimented gables. It has a moulded cill course, semicircular openings, and a round-arch moulded eaves course. The west elevation features a segmental-arch pedimented doorpiece with a timber paneled door that has arcaded moulding in the upper part. The valve house is covered with grey slate and includes a segmental-arched ridge vent, along with cast-iron rainwater goods.