The reservoir is rectangular in shape, measuring 180 by 108 feet (55 by 33 m) and is 22 feet (6.7 m) tall. It is divided into two chambers by a 15-foot-6-inch (4.72 m) separating wall which supports a walkway. The reinforced concrete roof and park above are supported by concrete pillars spaced at 12 feet (3.7 m) intervals throughout both chambers.
Access to the reservoir is through the adjoining valve house which extends a further two storeys underground and housed pumping equipment in the lowest level.
The entire facility comprising the reservoir, valve house and remaining equipment is owned and maintained by Sydney Water.[3][5]
Historyedit
Balmain reservoir was built in 1915 by the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage, Sydney, and was originally supplied with water by gravity from Potts Hill. The restoration of Gladstone Park and the erection of a bandstand was made a condition of construction of the reservoir.[6] The facility was made redundant by the commissioning of Petersham Reservoir in 1965 and has remained disused ever since.
The neighbouring valve house was constructed in 1917[7] on the Booth Street frontage of the park and this, together with the footings of the bandstand, can still be seen today. Restoration work on the valve house earned a National Trust of Australia Heritage Award in 2006.
balmain, reservoir, imperial, gallon, disused, covered, reservoir, located, under, gladstone, park, balmain, inner, west, sydney, south, wales, australia, general, informationstatusdecommissionedconstruction, started1914, completed1915closed1965ownermws, dbdam. The Balmain Reservoir is a 2 376 000 imperial gallon 10 80 ML disused covered reservoir located under Gladstone Park in Balmain in the Inner West of Sydney New South Wales Australia 3 4 Balmain ReservoirGeneral informationStatusdecommissionedConstruction started1914 1 2 Completed1915Closed1965OwnerMWS amp DBDam and spillwaysDam volume2 376 000 gallons Contents 1 Description 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksDescription edit nbsp Balmain Reservoir Valve HouseThe reservoir is rectangular in shape measuring 180 by 108 feet 55 by 33 m and is 22 feet 6 7 m tall It is divided into two chambers by a 15 foot 6 inch 4 72 m separating wall which supports a walkway The reinforced concrete roof and park above are supported by concrete pillars spaced at 12 feet 3 7 m intervals throughout both chambers Access to the reservoir is through the adjoining valve house which extends a further two storeys underground and housed pumping equipment in the lowest level The entire facility comprising the reservoir valve house and remaining equipment is owned and maintained by Sydney Water 3 5 History editBalmain reservoir was built in 1915 by the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage Sydney and was originally supplied with water by gravity from Potts Hill The restoration of Gladstone Park and the erection of a bandstand was made a condition of construction of the reservoir 6 The facility was made redundant by the commissioning of Petersham Reservoir in 1965 and has remained disused ever since Valve House nbsp Balmain Reservoir Valve House nbsp General informationStatusdecommissionedConstruction started1919Completed1919Closed1965OwnerMWS amp DBThe neighbouring valve house was constructed in 1917 7 on the Booth Street frontage of the park and this together with the footings of the bandstand can still be seen today Restoration work on the valve house earned a National Trust of Australia Heritage Award in 2006 See also editBankstown Reservoir Paddington ReservoirReferences edit BALMAIN Construction and Local Government Journal Vol XII no 296 5 January 1914 p 12 Retrieved 3 September 2016 via National Library of Australia BALMAIN RESERVOIR The Sydney Morning Herald No 25 037 4 April 1918 p 8 Retrieved 3 September 2016 via National Library of Australia a b Balmain Reservoir Covered WS 0006 Sydney Water Retrieved 3 September 2016 BALMAIN RESERVOIR The Sun No 698 Sydney 13 August 1916 p 11 Retrieved 4 September 2016 via National Library of Australia Balmain Reservoir Valve House Sydney Water Retrieved 3 September 2016 A BALMAIN CELEBRATION The Sydney Morning Herald No 25 040 8 April 1918 p 8 Retrieved 4 September 2016 via National Library of Australia GENERAL NOTES The Sydney Morning Herald No 23 992 1 December 1914 p 12 Retrieved 3 September 2016 via National Library of Australia Further reading editSolling M Reynolds P Leichhardt On the margins of the city Allen amp Unwin 1997 ISBN 1 86448 408 X Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage Balmain Service Reservoir Original site and contract plans Date Unknown External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Balmain Reservoir Local Images at InnerWest ImageBank Local History Collection Leichhardt Council33 51 32 S 151 10 56 E 33 858943 S 151 182240 E 33 858943 151 182240 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Balmain Reservoir amp oldid 1159983737, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
