Walshaw Dean Reservoirs
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Walshaw Dean Reservoirs are three reservoirs above Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England. They are between Hebden Bridge and Top Withins, a ruined farmhouse near Haworth, the reputed inspiration for "Wuthering Heights" in the novel of the same name by Emily Brontë.[1]
The reservoirs' catchments are dominated by peatland habitats.[2] The reservoirs drain into the Calder Valley.
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History
To cope with the growing population of Halifax, construction of the reservoirs was put out to tender by Halifax Corporation. The winning bid, for Template:GBPConvert, was submitted by Enoch Tempest.[4]
To house the navvies working on construction a temporary shanty town named Dawson City was built, with a narrow-gauge railway, Blake Dean Railway, to transport navvies and construction materials to the sites of the reservoirs.
Access
The reservoirs are on the Pennine Way.
References
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