Description

Dated 1761. Single storey, single bay rectangular water house built around water gauge; located to SE of Swanston Cottage, 108 Swanston Road. Diagonally droved sandstone ashlar with moulded ashlar eaves cornice and coped gables. Stone flagged roof.

E (GABLE END) ELEVATION: central entrance with boarded timber door; lintel inscribed 'EDINBURGH GEORGIUS LIND Praefaectus Anno MDCCLXI'.

OTHER ELEVATIONS: blind; adjoins late 19th century filter house to W.

INTERIOR: most of floor area occupied by stone gauging tank. Barrel-vaulted ceiling.

Statement of Interest

In 1758 Edinburgh Corporation was empowered by Act of Parliament to use the waters of Swanston to supply the city. Two acres of land were purchased on which the water house was erected containing a gauge for measuring and regulating the flow of water from Hare Burn. The water was conveyed in wooden pipes and linked to the supply at Comiston. It is no longer in use.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17791597

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  County Durham (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) by Elizabeth Williamson Nikolaus Pevsner(1983-03-11)
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  London 4: North: North v. 4 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)