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Monument record MDR8723 - Kinder Reservoir

Type and Period (1)

  • (Early 20th Century to Unknown - 1912 AD)

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  • None recorded

Full Description

Kinder Reservoir was completed in 1912 to supply water to Stockport. It was originally intended to be a masonry dam, but was built as an earthwork instead. The reservoir was built by the Stockport and District Water Board. (1) Photographic record. (2)

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Bibliographic reference: Harris, H. 1971. Industrial Archaeology of the Peak District. p.133.
  • <2> Photograph: Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA). Slide Collection. 7548.1.

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Grid reference Centred SK 058 882 (100m by 100m)
Civil Parish HAYFIELD, HIGH PEAK, DERBYSHIRE

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Record last edited

Oct 23 2003 2:17PM

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