Holloway Sanatorium, Stroude

Report by W Goddard on the original water supply to the Sanatorium, built 1871-84. An artesian well supplied the water storage tank in the water tower, which provided the hydraulic pressure for hot and cold water services around the hospital complex. Over the years, a series of artesian wells had to be sunk as silting affected the earlier ones. During redevelopment of the hospital site one of these former wells was revealed. J Mills reported that a further water reservoir was a below ground tank, also revealed during the recent works. (SIHG 98)
Year: 
1996-7
ID: 
1269
NGR: 
TQ002683
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