Lawton Reservoir, 96 Byron Street, Dundee

Lawton Reservoir, built in 1873 by J and A Leslie, is a covered reservoir located at 96 Byron Street in Dundee. The structure features a two-aisle design made of coursed and squared rubble, with a later addition of a concrete-roofed, turf-covered reservoir to the south, which includes a small harled valve house.

The northern elevation of the reservoir has five bays, while the southern elevation has three bays, and the side elevations each have two bays. These elevations alternate between shuttered windows and ventilator slits. The gables are adorned with louvred oculi, consoled skewputts, and flat-topped finials, topped with twin gabled slate roofs. Some ventilator caps are missing, and the windows are nine-paned casements, although they are permanently shuttered.

Inside, the reservoir features timber roof trusses supported by cast-iron columns, with the valley beam replaced by a steel girder. The sides of the reservoir are finished in ashlar and include railings, original inlet valves, and overflow pipes. The post-war valve house, which is square and harled with a pyramidal roof, is an extension of the reservoir. The site is also enclosed by cast-iron barley-sugar railings and gates, along with low boundary walls.

Additionally, there is a symmetrical single-storey cottage with three bays, featuring margined windows and a door. The cottage has a slate roof with gable-end stacks and sash and case windows with a four-pane glazing pattern.