Listed Building record MDR8645 - Former Water Supply Pump House, Castle Hill, Bakewell

Former water supply pump house, Castle Hill, Bakewell, built in 1831. Gritstone waterworks, dated 1831. Instrumental in the provision of Bakewell's first piped water supply. (1) Photographic record. (2, 3) From the National Heritage List for England: 'BAKEWELL SK2268 BURRE CLOSE 831-1/5/35 (North side (off)) 20/05/74 Small stone building in garden of Coombs Hay (Coombs Hay not included) (Formerly Listed as: BASLOW ROAD Small building in field north east of Castle Hill House) II Former water supply pump or filter house. Dated 1831. For the Duke of Rutland. Ashlar sandstone; flat roof now with corrugated sheeting. Rectangular plan in single cell. EXTERIOR: single-storey. Basket-arched doorway with late C20 door; sunken oval date panel above. Moulded cornice and 2-course ashlar parapet. Square, high-level window openings to each return. INTERIOR: ashlar lined and with semi-octagonal imposts from which spring the ribs of a vaulted ceiling with rosette boss. No original machinery. Described in 1847 as "waterhouse with mains pipes and other works". Formed part of Bakewell's first piped water supply from the Duke's reservoirs near Manners Wood. Became the property of Local Board in 1872; now in a private garden. (Journal of the Bakewell and District Historical Society: Challenger G P: 1983-: 68-71). Listing NGR: SK2201668939.' (4)