Derwent Reservoir - 11 July 2007LocationCoordinates:countriesUnited KingdomMax. Length3.05 kilometres (1.90 mi)Max. Width0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi)70.8 ha (175 acres)Max. Depth34.7 m (114 ft)1Derwent Reservoir is the middle of three in the in the northeast of, England.
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It lies approximately 10 miles (16 km) from and 10 miles (16 km) from. The flows first through, then Derwent Reservoir and finally through.
Between them they provide practically all of Derbyshire's water, as well as to a large part of South Yorkshire and as far afield as and.Derwent Reservoir is around 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length, running broadly north–south, with Howden Dam at the northern end and Derwent Dam at the south. A small island lies near the Howden Dam. The Abbey Brook flows into the reservoir from the east.At its full capacity the reservoir covers an area of 70.8 hectares (175 acres) and at its deepest point is 34.7 metres (114 ft) deep. Derwent Dam in full flow - 11 July 2007The and of the 19th century created huge demand for water in the industrial cities of the.
The proximity of and its neighbours to the Upper Derwent valley were thus factors in the decision to dam the valley to create the Howden and Derwent reservoirs.Construction of the neo- solid masonry dam began in 1902, a year after the building of Howden commenced, and proved a mammoth task. The chief engineer was Mr Edward Sandeman.
He was also in charge of building nearby Howden dam and he was awarded the in 1918 for his work ‘Derwent Valley Waterworks’. The huge stones that formed the walls of the dam were carried along a specially created railway from the quarries at Bole Hill near. Over 1,000 workers lived in a specially constructed self-contained town called or 'Tin Town'. One of the metal huts was preserved and moved to the village of, where it is now a hairdressing salon. The workers who died during the building of the dam were buried in.The filling of the reservoir began in November 1914, and overflowed for the first time in January 1916, with the water almost immediately passing into supply. The dam can support a total of 9.64 million cubic metres of water.Only two years after the dam's completion in 1916, it was decided that the flow from the reservoir was insufficient to support the surrounding population.
As a result, between 1920 and 1931 the rivers and were also diverted from the Ashop valley into the reservoir using tunnels and a.The diversion helped hold back water during the construction of the to the south, which was constructed between 1935 and 1945. Dam wallBetween 1901 and 1903 a railway of over 7 miles (11 km) was built from the village of to the south of the reservoir to Howden, to carry the thousands of tons of stone required for the construction of the two dams. Near the southern end lay the newly opened quarry at Bole Hill near Grindleford.Remains of the railway can still be seen alongside Derwent Reservoir as well as at the western end of the Ladybower dam where over 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of cutting and trackway remain, and are known locally as 'The Route'. Between the Howden and Derwent dams the present road was built over the top of the railway.After supplying well over a million tons of stone the Bole Hill quarry was closed in September 1914, with the end of the railway following soon after. The section between the mainline railway at and was relaid in 1935 to aid the construction of the Ladybower dam, but closed again in 1946.Countryside. The base of the damThe majority of the land around the reservoir is owned by, and of that around half is woodland. The woods consist predominantly of, and conifers, with the remaining third mainly, and.The hills of the are given over to the pasture of, leased to local farmers.
The moorlands and gritstone edges are criss-crossed by footpaths open year-round other than during selected shooting periods.Dambusters During the, the reservoir was used by pilots of the for practising the low-level flights needed for (commonly known as the 'Dam Busters' raids), due to its similarity to the German dams. Today there is a commemorative plaque to 617 Squadron on the dam, and one of the towers on the dam houses the Derwent Valley Museum.
The exhibition, which was owned and run by the late Vic Hallam, tells the tale of Squadron 617 and its training for Operation Chastise and also has a display on the history of the Derwent valley and the lost villages of. Occasional of the at the reservoir are also staged to commemorate the events during the war. In September 2014, a unique and never to be repeated flypast took place with the two remaining airworthy Lancasters, one from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, and one from Canada, flying three passes in formation.References.
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Positives - peaceful location, pretty views of lake, downstairs open plan layout nice for social time, kitchen well equipped given small size. Negatives - wifi dreadful, floorboards upstairs are very creaky and mean disturbing each other during night.
Twin room cold as bed covers storage heater and therefore can't be used. Bathroom cold as towel rail (only heat source) not working.
Painted furniture and painted kitchen scratched and look in poor state. Quaint settings with cottages in a nice little “hamlet like” setting around a lake.
Our cottage, Tissington Cottage was at the far end of a row of cottages and over looked the lake. Great location on first impressions. The cottage was very well equipped for our two night stay, a double with en-suite and a twin bedded room, with a separate bathroom with an over bath shower. The open plan lounge, diner, kitchen was great for our 5 year old granddaughter, although the promise of “outdoor space with bbq, furniture etc, was very disappointing with just a bench on the path outside the front door and a very overgrown and untidy passage that ran along the back of the terraces. The area both at the front and the back needed a good tidy up as thorns were growing wild. The cottage however was very tidy and spacious. If you want a quiet weekend there, be aware some of the houses held large groups of people and did bbq with music playing late in to the evening.
Our biggest issue was the WIFI and the phone signal, we had neither of these, with 3 mobile phones, 2 iPads and 2 different networks it was impossible to get any signal until we were driving up the lane from the cottages. We picked Farley Cottage as we wanted a 3 bed 3 bath for a Family Wedding we were attending. The size and layout of the Cottage was good but the furniture is in desperate need of replacement. The beds are so soft and soggy they were uncomfortable. The sofas in the lounge were worn out and dirty. We kept finding black plastic all over the floor and when we pulled the dining chairs out they were peeling away causing the black bits. On the warmest weekend for weeks we had no where to sit out side and over the 3 days we were there there was a conference / retreated going on in a cottage across from us with people sat in rows outside all day and evening listened to people over.
Microphones all day and into the evening not relaxing for us at all. Would we stay again no not until they replaced the furniture.