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Molesey Reservoirs

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868: 1831: 1397: 31: 1467: 161:. They had pumping stations at Molesey to lift the water from the Thames into the reservoirs and there were concrete wharves on the river bank at which to unload coal to power the steam engines. Only the wharves remain by the riverside, being used for overnight mooring of pleasure cruisers. 1130: 1054: 1385: 1872: 1792: 940: 927: 271: 945: 398: 1363: 981: 867: 653: 364: 319: 192: 1378: 429: 1026: 1896: 1089: 950: 444: 1901: 1421: 449: 223: 1307: 1272: 424: 1891: 1865: 1494: 1156: 1084: 1074: 1064: 464: 459: 1744: 1371: 1241: 1021: 935: 570: 469: 116: 1688: 434: 419: 324: 1603: 1426: 550: 264: 138: 134: 1780: 1776: 1648: 1277: 1191: 1151: 1094: 1011: 966: 615: 454: 439: 359: 1858: 1729: 1643: 1572: 1522: 1312: 1287: 1049: 986: 540: 329: 211: 1322: 107:. They are between the river and the A3050 (Hurst Road). On the other side of this road are the neighbouring 1724: 1638: 1246: 1079: 1069: 907: 646: 535: 530: 1344: 1527: 1201: 1006: 610: 580: 520: 505: 403: 339: 176: 1754: 1719: 1714: 1332: 1221: 1211: 1176: 1059: 882: 600: 585: 560: 525: 495: 389: 385: 257: 108: 1749: 1683: 1504: 1302: 1001: 700: 662: 605: 575: 500: 1764: 1698: 1693: 1451: 1317: 848: 812: 620: 595: 515: 490: 314: 1759: 1673: 1489: 1327: 991: 971: 639: 590: 555: 380: 349: 56: 695: 1552: 1517: 1484: 1441: 1292: 1226: 1186: 976: 510: 485: 344: 299: 1842: 1830: 1734: 1653: 1537: 1532: 1431: 1256: 1216: 1016: 996: 892: 843: 827: 690: 545: 304: 112: 1623: 1582: 1562: 917: 731: 1613: 1547: 685: 334: 294: 142: 68: 1885: 1633: 902: 897: 887: 763: 726: 149:, but they sucked up too much mud with the water because of turbulence caused by the 46: 1446: 1353: 1297: 1251: 1231: 1110: 817: 768: 280: 231: 104: 100: 1668: 1663: 1618: 1577: 1542: 1512: 1206: 1196: 1146: 794: 747: 309: 154: 1678: 1628: 1557: 1436: 1413: 1181: 393: 150: 1807: 1794: 1356:
follows approximately a boundary and is included for its regional importance.
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141:. Both companies had previously built their reservoirs nearby at 1367: 635: 253: 249: 783:
Molesey (in traditional parish, East Molesey and West Molesey)
179:, and after the work is complete, it will be converted into a 1846: 1707: 1591: 1503: 1474: 1412: 1265: 1169: 1139: 1103: 1042: 1035: 959: 926: 875: 836: 805: 789: 777: 756: 740: 709: 678: 669: 478: 412: 373: 287: 67: 55: 45: 37: 23: 175:. The land was then used for the extraction of 96:. There was an adjacent water treatment works. 1866: 1379: 647: 265: 8: 164:The reservoirs were taken out of use in 1999 84:were a group of reservoirs in England near 1873: 1859: 1386: 1372: 1364: 1039: 675: 654: 640: 632: 272: 258: 250: 20: 204: 122:The reservoirs were established in 1872 224:"Case Example 18 – Molesey Reservoirs" 103:on the south side on the reach above 99:The reservoirs were adjacent to the 7: 1827: 1825: 946:Church of St Nicholas, Thames Ditton 399:Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works 982:Esher Church of England High School 1845:. 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Index


Type
Primary inflows
Basin
Molesey
Surrey
London
River Thames
Molesey Lock
Bessborough Reservoir
Knight Reservoir
Queen Elizabeth II Reservoir
Lambeth Waterworks Company
Chelsea Waterworks Company
Seething Wells
Surbiton
River Mole
River Ember
The Rythe
aggregates
wetland
London water supply infrastructure
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