Early photos of Crich reservoirs

Photo identification and information thanks to Tim Jeffcoat.

Photograph from the late Dr Geoff Dawes Collection

Keepers Cottage on the Hagg at Crich

Keeper's Cottage on the Hagg at Crich, overlooked by tipped material from a quarry opened to provide stone for the construction of Bowmer Rough Reservoir, c1909.  The steam locomotive on the tip, which is standard gauge, is a Hunslet named CRICH belonging to Orson Wright, Derwent Valley Water Boards's contractor for this section of their pipeline.


Photograph from the late Dr Geoff Dawes Collection

Crich reservoir

The southern valve house at the Bowmer Rough Reservoir, c1909.


Photograph from the late Dr Geoff Dawes Collection

Chadwick Nick Reservoir

 Looking south towards the dam at the construction site of the Bowmer Rough Reservoir, c1909.  A temporary narrow-gauge tramway is in the foreground.


Photograph from the late Dr Geoff Dawes Collection

Chadwick Nick Reservoir

Excavation and foundations of Chadwick Nick Reservoir 5th June 1903


Photograph from the late Dr Geoff Dawes Collection

Chadwick Nick Reservoir

Chadwick Nick Reservoir 10th July 1903


Photograph from the late Dr Geoff Dawes Collection

Chadwick Nick Reservoir

Interior of Chadwick Nick Reservoir 10th July1903


Postcard courtesy Michael Strange

Bowmer Rough reservoir 1908

Postcard dated 2 May 1908 showing view of the construction of the Bowmer Rough reservoir with the temporary tramway line in the foreground


Phopt from the B & H Key Collection

farm workers at Bowmer Rough farm

Possibly taken at the rear of Bowmer Rough Farm, a view of workers with horse and cart, and behind them one of two 2'0" gauge steam locos belonging to Orson Wright, Derwent Valley Water Boards's contractor for this section of their pipeline.  The locos, named SIDNEY (after Orson's son) and DERWENT, were built by the German firm of Orenstein & Koppel.

See also Crich Reservoirs on this site.