Site of service buildings at the Vange Service Reservoir (EHER 80898)

Now demolished. Four 20th century service buildings at Vange Service Reservoir (EHER 15619). Two, probably used for water treatment, were constructed between 1922 and 1926. To the East of these, a workshop building with an open front dates to between 1939 and 1957. The fourth building was constructed in around 1960 as a replacement for the original pump house.

March 2021. Heritage assessment. Four buildings were associated with the service reservoir (EHER 15619) and recorded as part of the building survey at the site. 'Building 3' is located within the Northern part of the site. It occupies a rectangular footprint aligned NW-SE. The available documentary sources date the building to between 1922 and 1926. Its original function is unclear, but its close proximity to Building 4, which might have been used for water treatment (see below), suggested it might have had a related function. It is constructed using yellow stock bricks laid in English bond, with a red plain-tiled roof. It is gabled to its North and South ends. 'Building 4' is located to the West of Building 3, and occupies an essentially rectangular footprint, with a small annexe attached at the Northern end of the East elevation. It is aligned NE-SW. As with Building 3, the available documentary sources date the building to between 1922 and 1926. In general, the building appears to be a prefabricated kit-type structure with steel framing and concrete block walling, with a cast concrete band approximately 2m above ground level. It has a twin roof which is gabled to the East and West, which is finished with corrugated asbestos sheeting with moulded asbestos barge boards. the building contains a series of large cast concrete tanks, whose original purpose was perhaps related to water treatment. 'Building 5' is located to the East of Building 3, and dates to between 1939 and 1957. It has a rectangular footprint and consists of a steel frame arranged over seven bays, which to the outer walls is infilled with stretcher-bonded yellow stock bricks. Its roof, which is gabled to the East and West ends, is clad with corrugated asbestos sheets and has a central ridge light, suggesting the building might originally have served some sort of workshop function. With the exception of the Easternmost bay, the South elevation is open-fronted. 'Building 6' was constructed in around 1960 as a replacement for the original pump house. It has an irregular footprint, ranging NW-SE and is of simple, functional design. It is constructed of reddish-brown brickwork laid in stretcher bond. It has flat concrete roofing. The building consists of an assortment of blocks of varied massing, generally of a single storey but with a central two storey block and a tower at the South end of the building which rises over the rest of the structure. The majority of the door and window openings have been infilled in red brick. To the SW of the building is a pair of concrete tanks, which are sunk into the ground. These are shown on the 1975 Ordnance Survey mapping and were probably constructed at the same time as the building. <1>