Southwest Water

Work on the Burrator Reservoir

Trenchford mill pond

Aerial view of the Avon Dam from downstream.

Early work on Burrator Reservoir

Clearing the site for Trenchford reservoir

Constructing one of the Hennock reservoirs

Site of Trenchford dam

Sheepstor Bridge

Constructing the reservoir at Burrator: culverts

At the start of work on the Avon Dam, officials stand around the planned top water level marker

Early construction of the filtration plant at Shipley

Lord Mayor Bond at the Fishing Feast

Royal Naval divers working on a jammed valve at the Burrator Reservoir

Exposed tree roots on the reservoir bed at Fernworthy Reservoir during the drought of 1959

View of the existing West Okement intake and reaches of the valley from the Black Tor area

Trenchford reservoir with Fernworthy inlet in the foreground

Early construction of the Avon dam

Gathering for the start of work on the Burrator Reservoir

Beginning work on the foundations of Burrator dam

Camp for workers on the Sheepstor dam