Lockwood Reservoir
Lockwood Reservoir with the rest of the Walthamstow Reservoirs in the distance
Lockwood Reservoir
Location	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Coordinates	51°35′42″N 0°02′52″W / 51.5950°N 0.0479°W / 51.5950; -0.0479
Type	reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Surface area	26.6 ha (66 acres)
Max. depth	10.4 m (34 ft)
Water volume	2.5 Gl (0.55×10^⁹ imp gal)

Lockwood Reservoir is located in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is one of the ten Walthamstow Reservoirs,^[1]^[2] which are part of the Lee Valley Reservoir Chain. The reservoirs supply drinking water to London and are owned by Thames Water.^[3]

Ecology

The reservoir is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).^[4]

History

In 1852, the East London Waterworks Company (ELWC) was granted permission to develop land at Walthamstow for reservoirs and by 1863, the first stage of the reservoirs development was completed with the construction of Reservoir Nos. 1, 2 and 3. In 1897, Lockwood was the last reservoir to be created and also the largest – covering 30 hectares and excavated to a depth of around 8 metres. Named after one of the ELWC’s directors, it was a major engineering feat for its day - requiring a huge labour force of 1,250 men. Unlike the first reservoirs, which were dug mainly by hand, Lockwood was constructed with plenty of steam-powered pumps, engines and cranes - as well as a team of 50 horses!^[5] The ELWC was taken over by the Metropolitan Water Board in 1904.^[6]

References

^ "Lee Valley Regional Park Authority, Reservoirs". Archived from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
^ Natural England, Nature on the Map (Search on Walthamstow Reservoirs)
^ Reservoir information page 3 Archived 24 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 16 November 2007
^ English Nature Retrieved 7 December 2007
^ "About Walthamstow Wetlands | London Wildlife Trust". www.wildlondon.org.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
^ Lockwood Reservoir Archived 25 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 16 November 2007

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Ecology

History

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