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Latitude: 51.2347 / 51°14'4"N
Longitude: -0.5705 / 0°34'13"W
OS Eastings: 499898
OS Northings: 149360
OS Grid: SU998493
Mapcode National: GBR FCK.DMF
Mapcode Global: VHFVN.278B
Plus Code: 9C3X6CMH+VR
Entry Name: Disused Reservoir
Listing Date: 4 April 1990
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1377907
English Heritage Legacy ID: 289136
ID on this website: 101377907
Location: Guildford, Surrey, GU1
County: Surrey
District: Guildford
Electoral Ward/Division: Holy Trinity
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Guildford
Traditional County: Surrey
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Surrey
Church of England Parish: Guildford Holy Trinity and St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Guildford
Tagged with: Architectural structure
SU 9949 SV GUILDFORD PEWLEY HILL
8/260 Disused Reservoir
II
Underground reservoir, built in 1855 reusing bricks from an earlier House of Correction
to the south of the castle grounds and roofed over in 1886. Externally the
structure comprises brick walling enclosing a triangular site. Along Pewley Hill
is a large wall of red brick with grey headers in English bond probably of reused
bricks with stepped panelled parapet above of c1885 in brown brick. At the corner
the brickwood is in header bond. Along Oxford Terrace the wall is about 9 feet
high of early c19 bricks in Sussex bond incorporating 1 circular iron tier.
The other elevation has c20 brickwork. Internally the reservoir comprises a boat -
shaped structure about 30 feet deep lined in reinforced concrete with 6 bay brick
barrel vaulted roof supported on angled iron supports on brick padstones.
See N.C.C. Barrell "The History of the Guildford Waterworks" 2nd edition 1951
included as an early reservoir of unusual shape and with early use of reinforced
concrete.
Listing NGR: SU9989849360
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