Introduction
This is one of a few places that myself and @V50jake visited on our trip to Wales at the beginning of May. I’ve driven past this a few times before not paying much attention to it as it looked like an old farm building or derpy house, but we decided to take a closer look and as it turns out, it’s actually an old Water Treatment Works.
Information & The Explore
It appears to be quite an old place, and the entry was slightly difficult, we had to fit through a very small window pane and I only just fitted through. Due to its rural location, it hasn’t suffered too much vandalism over the years other than a few faded pieces of graffiti at the rear and a few little bits inside. The weather has battered this one quite considerably, the roof is in poor condition with missing tiles, letting in the unpredictable Welsh weather meaning it is in rather poor condition inside.
The interior consists of a taller section housing a pair of large water tank structures, there is a small upstairs section that houses a few control wheels, but not much else. Elsewhere downstairs there is a nice gauge that shows the Upwash Flow in gallons, albeit in poor condition. There are also some pipework and pump remains, one of which is manufactured by Worthington Simpson. There doesn’t appear to be any motors or anything attached anymore and it is evident that much of the equipment was removed, presumably at the time of closure. Finally, there are a couple of empty dilapidated rooms and another water storage tank.
I found very little information about this site online, I trawled through some history pages and old OS Maps, and I couldn’t see it marked or mentioned anywhere other than a few images on Geograph simply referring to it as a Water Treatment Works that has ‘stood derelict for many years’. There is also an underground reservoir on site owned by Welsh Water which is well sealed, so I would have thought the waterworks building used to serve this.
If anyone has any additional information on the site that would be really helpful!
Onto the photos, starting off with a few externals of the site. The building is surrounded by some lovely scenery which is on the edge of the Denbigh Moors. The site is incredibly rural and sits beside the A543.
The small upstairs section, access is served via an old iron staircase:
Looking inside one of the storage tanks from above:
Going back to the ground floor:
Some nice peel:
The front entrance with a small empty hallway:
Here's the gauge I mentioned earlier, it sits between the two water tanks:
Remains of the pipework and pumps which sit in front of the two tanks:
And finally, a view of the two sealed entry points of the underground reservoir on site:
Thanks for looking!
This is one of a few places that myself and @V50jake visited on our trip to Wales at the beginning of May. I’ve driven past this a few times before not paying much attention to it as it looked like an old farm building or derpy house, but we decided to take a closer look and as it turns out, it’s actually an old Water Treatment Works.
Information & The Explore
It appears to be quite an old place, and the entry was slightly difficult, we had to fit through a very small window pane and I only just fitted through. Due to its rural location, it hasn’t suffered too much vandalism over the years other than a few faded pieces of graffiti at the rear and a few little bits inside. The weather has battered this one quite considerably, the roof is in poor condition with missing tiles, letting in the unpredictable Welsh weather meaning it is in rather poor condition inside.
The interior consists of a taller section housing a pair of large water tank structures, there is a small upstairs section that houses a few control wheels, but not much else. Elsewhere downstairs there is a nice gauge that shows the Upwash Flow in gallons, albeit in poor condition. There are also some pipework and pump remains, one of which is manufactured by Worthington Simpson. There doesn’t appear to be any motors or anything attached anymore and it is evident that much of the equipment was removed, presumably at the time of closure. Finally, there are a couple of empty dilapidated rooms and another water storage tank.
I found very little information about this site online, I trawled through some history pages and old OS Maps, and I couldn’t see it marked or mentioned anywhere other than a few images on Geograph simply referring to it as a Water Treatment Works that has ‘stood derelict for many years’. There is also an underground reservoir on site owned by Welsh Water which is well sealed, so I would have thought the waterworks building used to serve this.
If anyone has any additional information on the site that would be really helpful!
Onto the photos, starting off with a few externals of the site. The building is surrounded by some lovely scenery which is on the edge of the Denbigh Moors. The site is incredibly rural and sits beside the A543.
The small upstairs section, access is served via an old iron staircase:
Looking inside one of the storage tanks from above:
Going back to the ground floor:
Some nice peel:
The front entrance with a small empty hallway:
Here's the gauge I mentioned earlier, it sits between the two water tanks:
Remains of the pipework and pumps which sit in front of the two tanks:
And finally, a view of the two sealed entry points of the underground reservoir on site:
Thanks for looking!
And I agree,
but they have their individuality too. Especially like the closeups on the machinery.
