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Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir on the south side of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. It is one of a number of reservoirs and dams that were built over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park to supply drinking water to the city of Plymouth and other rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands | Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir on the south side of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. It is one of a number of reservoirs and dams that were built over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park to supply drinking water to the city of Plymouth and other rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands | ||
1898 Burrator Reservoir was completed and was built under the supervision of [[Edward Sandeman]] | 1898 Burrator Reservoir was completed and was built under the supervision of [[Edward Sandeman]], the Water Engineer for Plymouth. | ||
1927 The reservoir was expanded. The engineer was [[Frank Howarth]].<ref>Western Morning News - Friday 22 July 1927</ref> | 1927 The reservoir was expanded. The engineer was [[Frank Howarth]].<ref>Western Morning News - Friday 22 July 1927</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 08:11, 26 March 2025
Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir on the south side of Dartmoor in the English county of Devon. It is one of a number of reservoirs and dams that were built over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park to supply drinking water to the city of Plymouth and other rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands
1898 Burrator Reservoir was completed and was built under the supervision of Edward Sandeman, the Water Engineer for Plymouth.
1927 The reservoir was expanded. The engineer was Frank Howarth.[1]
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- ↑ Western Morning News - Friday 22 July 1927