Report - Old Resevoir Workers Refuge, near Redmires, Sheffield, February 2018

[HughieD]

1. The History/Explore
This place was a bit of a hike but on a fantastically sunny-but-cold February morning the time soon flew by and I arrived at this bijou building. The place in question is an old water-board house above Redmires Dams, next to Oaking Clough Reservoir. It’s a fairly substantial two-roomed building which still retains the remnants of a range on both sides. A small stone set into the ground confirms that the building was associated with SWW (Sheffield Water Works). Normally a place so small wouldn’t merit a report but the weather was so amazing and the ruin so picturesque.

2. The Pictures

On the way up to the lodge from Redmires:

img5402 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Two of the many bridges over the waterway from Oaking Clough Reservoir down to the main reservoir at Redmires:

img5404 by HughieDW, on Flickr

What a setting;

img5407 by HughieDW, on Flickr

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img5420 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Chimney detail:

img5421 by HughieDW, on Flickr

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Entrance to the smaller of the two rooms:

img5423 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Range still in tact:

img5425 by HughieDW, on Flickr

What a view:

img5430 by HughieDW, on Flickr

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Round to the second, larger room:

img5434 by HughieDW, on Flickr

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And another range:

img5437 by HughieDW, on Flickr

img5439 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Redmires 06 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Redmires 04 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And the stone with S.W.W. on it:

img5440 by HughieDW, on Flickr

img5441 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Redmiles 01 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Redmires 07 by HughieDW, on Flickr

 

[The Lone Ranger]

Looks like my sort of stroll and perfect weather for it too

 

[the_enigma]

@HughieD don't suppose you popped by the old filter station at the lower reservoir when you were out there?

 

[HughieD]

Looks like my sort of stroll and perfect weather for it too

Certainly is TLR! Plus there's another treasure nearby (to appear in next report).

 

[HughieD]

@HughieD don't suppose you popped by the old filter station at the lower reservoir when you were out there?

I did indeed!

 

[tarkovsky]

Nice walk isn’t it? Although I’ve only ever run it, and it seems to take ages to get there! Nice pics, good weather for it!

 

[Bugsuperstar]

I really like little things like this. Good stuff.

 

[the_enigma]

I did indeed!

I take it it's still in the same half destroyed state that it has been for months/years?

 

[HughieD]

I take it it's still in the same half destroyed state that it has been for months/years?

Aye. And currently on the market with Reeds Rain as a potential conversion.