Southend Waterworks Company Photo Collection

Southend Waterworks Company Oakwood Reservoir
1965 - 1966 The Reconstruction of the Oakwood North Reservoir East and West. Originally built in the early 1900s and a second reservoir added later, these now supply water to Southend-on-Sea and surroundings, there are a set of three reinforced concrete tanks (Covered treated water storage reservoirs) two 6 million gallons and one 5 million gallons  - Total 17mg of water.
Southend Timeline - Southend-on-Sea Southend Waterworks Company Oakwood Reservoir Gallery 01:04 May 1965 Oakwood Reservoir. 02:06 May 1965 Oakwood Reservoir. 03:01 June 1965 Demolition of East Reservoir. 04:01 June 1965 Demolition of East Reservoir. 05:10 June 1965 Demolition of Reservoir. 06:16 June 1965 Demolition of West Reservoir. 07:29 June 1965 Excavation East Reservoir. 08:31 July 1965 Casting, sliding layer bays floor Reservoir. 09:02 Sep 1965 East Reservoir. 10:19 Oct 1965 East Reservoir. 11:19 Oct 1965 East Reservoir. 12:19 Oct 1965 East Reservoir. 13:19 Oct 1965 West Reservoir. 14:19 Oct 1965 East Reservoir. 15:20 Oct 1965 East Reservoir. 16:21 Oct 1965  East Reservoir. 17:02 Nov 1965 East Reservoir. 18:08 Jan 1966 East Reservoir. 19:18 Jan 1966  East Reservoir. 20:14 Feb 1966 West Reservoir. 21:14 Feb 1966 Bramble Crescent. 22:08 Jun 1966 Pipe Oakwood Reservoir. 23:03 Nov 1966 Oakwood Reservoir. 24:03 Nov 1966 Oakwood Reservoir. Images Subject to Copyright

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