Horton Bank Country Park - Bradford, UK - Municipal Parks and Plazas on Waymarking.com

It actually started out as a quarry and many of the nearby buildings were built with its stone.

When the quarry closed the question was what to do with the hole left in the ground. Use it as a reservoir to supply the city of Bradford below with clean water was the answer.

It opened in 1874 and held 150 million gallons of water and continued to do so until 1989. There had been concerns that the dam wall had become unsafe and a culvert which should divert the water in case of a leak was badly silted. There was great danger of a disaster if the dam walls did break.

The reservoir was first closed when it became infected with bacterial algae. Yorkshire Water then drained the reservoir, repaired the walls and landscaped the area. The country park was created with a small lake at the bottom and good paths around the lake and the top of the old quarry.

There is a free car park off Great Horton Road. This at the topmof the old quarry and so entering the park gives good views of the lake below and an idea of how deep the reservoir used to be.

Name: Horton Bank Country Park Street Location: Great Horton Road Local Municipality: Bradford State/Province, etc.: West Yorkshire Country: United Kingdom Web Site: [Web Link] Memorial/Commemoration: No Date Established: 1997 Picnic Facilities: A few picnic tables Recreational Facilities: Walking paths Monuments/Statues: None Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None Fountains: None Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Lake with a good path around it Traditional Geocaches: Earthcache GC5G5GB Special Events: Not listed

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