Inside the Victorian reservoir which supplied fresh water to the people of Liverpool
Inside the Victorian reservoir which supplied fresh water to the people of Liverpool and was one of the first of its kind in the world.
Half the size of a football pitch, with towering iron columns and soaring arches - it's hard to believe all this was hidden behind derelict Victorian chimneys, empty and unused for over a decade.
But now Toxteth Reservoir will open its cavernous vaults for visitors to step inside one of the first examples of public health engineering in the world.
Perched at the top of High Park Street in Liverpool, the magnificent structure once provided fresh water for the people of Liverpool.
The vast underground reservoir held around 2million gallons when it was in operation, pumping water into thousands of homes.
Thomas Duncan, the city's water engineer in the 1850s, designed the reservoir amid increasing concerns about public health.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2409626/Toxteth-Reservoir-Inside-Victorian-building-supplied-fresh-water-Liverpool-the-world.html#ixzz2dpBrp08s
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