reservoir

1. The History Whyburn Underground Reservoir is located outside of the town of Hucknall, in Nottinghamshire. Built in 1950 (see image of its construction HERE ) as part of post-war investment in local water infrastructure. They formed part of Hucknall’s water supply system, allowing clean water...

1. The History Grantham is a market town in the English county of Lincolnshire, located 25 miles due west of Nottingham and 22 miles east of the country town of Lincoln. As early as 1314, the Franciscan Friary in the town established a system of pipes to convey fresh water from springs to the...

Whyburn Underground Reservoir, Hucknall, Nottingham - December 2025 ‘The reservoirs, understood to have been built in 1950, are reinforced concrete boxes, semi-sunk into the ground. They are buried with soil sloped against all sides and on the roof.’ That’s pretty much it. Similar to that...

December 2025 The Redmires Reservoirs are a group of three upland reservoirs—Upper, Middle, and Lower Redmires—located at Fulwood on the western edge of Sheffield, close to the Peak District. They were constructed between 1833 and 1854 by the Sheffield Water Works Company in response to rapid...

History Couldn’t find a great deal of info but here’s a bit I pinched from underground Kent. Construction work on the reservoir was completed on 2nd July 1866 and was used to supply a nearby soft drink factory in Folkestone with water. There are two tanks, each approximately 88ft long and lined...

I've not got any history on this place so please stick with me on this one. My grandad has long since passed away, about 20 years ago. He used to work for one of the water companies in Dover and he used to tell me about all the work he used to get up to, I remember him telling me about a very...

Visited a couple of months back whilst working away in Leeds. This has been closed for about fifteen years and is in a beautiful area. It has recently had a hole munched into the side; apparently needed abseiling at one point? An extremely relaxed explore on a great day of urbex...

1. The History The Redmires Reservoirs are a group of three reservoirs in Fulwood, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They are fed from various small streams rising from the Hallam Moors, including Fairthorn Clough. The three reservoirs are named Upper, Middle and Lower and date back to 1836...

Introduction One from the backlog that me and @JakeV50 visited a while back. It was nice to see something different, as this is unlike our usual stuff, we were expecting a little more but was still a nice stop off nevertheless. Information & History Eyebrook Reservoir is a Site of Special...

So I revisited this place very local to me, just to get myself back out there really after a few years away from the exploring scene. Climbing over the fence and making my way through the brambles, and finding the entrance again I soon felt like I'd never been away from it.... Bug certainly...

Visited with @MotionlessMike & @GRONK , After a disappointing morning of unexpected failures in Leeds we headed over the road to the nearby Bradford to visit a place we had all seen around but forgot about in recent years. This underground reservoir has been around for some years and visited by...

Been a few months since I posted here, so time to start working through the backlog again, starting with the most recent. Enjoy! History Following the 1839 opening of the West Bute Dock and the construction of the Taff Valley railway, Cardiff's booming trade environment and population led to...

This Reservoir located in the East Midlands was created in the 1930's by damming the local brook to supply water to a nearby steelworks. Like with others, the construction of the reservoir led to the relocation of the small community which was submerged as a result. During WW2 the reservoir...

I recently got a drone and I've wanted to try it underground but I had to wait until I got guards for the propellers Well they arrived so I decided to pop down somewhere I've been a couple of times I have never been so worried taking a bit of kit in somewhere as I was doing this Turns out...

Having recently heard from a good pal, that the Reservoir was once again accessible I asked my buddy if he would like to join me in a visit. Having visiting this location many years ago with a team of other explorers, despite my fear of heights and having vertigo, I quickly liked this place so...