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Latitude: 51.7963 / 51°47'46"N
Longitude: -3.3637 / 3°21'49"W
OS Eastings: 306049
OS Northings: 211724
OS Grid: SO060117
Mapcode National: GBR YQ.Y27T
Mapcode Global: VH6CR.N32T
Plus Code: 9C3RQJWP+GG
Entry Name: Compensation Basin at Pontsticill Water Treatment Works
Listing Date: 19 May 1999
Last Amended: 19 May 1999
Grade: II
Source: Cadw
Source ID: 21731
Building Class: Water Supply and Drainage
ID on this website: 300021731
Location: Beneath the dam of Pontsticill Reservoir on the W side of the Water Treatment Works.
County: Merthyr Tydfil
Community: Vaynor (Y Faenor)
Community: Vaynor
Locality: Pontsticill
Traditional County: Brecknockshire
Tagged with: Architectural structure
Compensation basin created as part of Ponsticill Reservoir development 1923 to provide a continuing flow of water in the Taf Fechan river after the valleys of Cwm Taf Fechan had been dammed. This massive water engineering project, involving an extensive network of piping to the urban areas of S and SE Wales, was termed 'The Two Million Scheme' involving a 2 shilling (10 pence) rate on local taxes and was carried out by the Taf Fechan Water Corporation, this latter body being contributed to by each local council. 3400 million gallons (15456 million litres) of water per day passed through the treatment plant. Official opening commemorated on the plaque was in 1927 by Lord Buckland; this records resident engineer FV Stillingfleet, engineers Sir Alex Binnie and Deacon and Thos F Harvey.
Comprises the portal of a tunnel, the walls, piers and steps of the curved basin and the weir. The tunnel is brick lined and the portal is of large blocks of coursed rock-faced stone with massive granite voussoirs with diamond ends and keystone and a frieze of dentil moulding; flanking piers rise to a cornice of giant blocks which incorporates in a pedimented surround a bronze plaque. On each side, walls of coursed rockfaced stone border the basin and flights of steps with giant rock-faced coping descend to water level facing the portal. The weir incorporating 4 sluices with piers to the walls on each side marks the end of the basin and the return to the river.
Listed as an important and decorative part of this major water engineering project; group value with the Turbine House and the Filter House.
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