
Claremont Square Reservoir | Islington |
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Fuller information:
Water was pumped from the New River Head (q.v.) to the new reservoir, which had a sluice-house to the south. As the area became increasingly populated, the water needed to be raised an additional 30 feet and a huge cast-iron pipe in the shape of an inverted U was erected, apparently to the mystification of passers-by. The reservoir was railed and had garden walks around it only accessible to the privileged few. At one time on a hill adjacent to the reservoir and with views towards the City was a C17th pleasure ground with a railed bowling green and Busby's Folly, a tearoom that later became the Belvedere Tavern. In the 1830s the tavern had gardens with gravelled walks, the remains of the old bowling green and a racket court behind it that was in use until the tavern was rebuilt in 1876.Sources consulted:
Mary Cosh, 'The Squares of Islington', part 1: Finsbury and Clerkenwell', Kinnaird Print, 1990.Grid ref: | TQ311830 |
Size in hectares: | 0.6 |
On EH National Register : | No |
EH grade : | |
Site on EH Heritage at Risk list: | |
Registered common or village green on Commons Registration Act 1965: |
No |
Protected under London Squares Preservation Act 1931: |
No |
The information below is taken from the relevant Local Authority's planning legislation, which was correct at the time of research but may have been amended in the interim. Please check with the Local Authority for latest planning information. | |
On Local List: | |
In Conservation Area: | Yes |
Conservation Area name: | New River |
Tree Preservation Order: | No |
Nature Conservation Area: | Yes - Borough Importance II |
Green Belt: | No |
Metropolitan Open Land: | No |
Special Policy Area: | No |
Other LA designation: | |
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