Aston Reservoir

Aston Reservoir
The north shore of the reservoir, with part of Gravelly Hill Interchange in the background
Location	Birmingham
Coordinates	52°30′32″N 1°52′03″W / 52.508797°N 1.867388°W / 52.508797; -1.867388Coordinates: 52°30′32″N 1°52′03″W / 52.508797°N 1.867388°W / 52.508797; -1.867388
Lake type	Reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Aston Reservoir, sometimes known as Salford Lake, Salford Park Pool or Salford Bridge Reservoir, is a 19th-century reservoir, formerly used for drinking water extracted from the River Tame^[1], in Birmingham, England. It was built by the Birmingham Waterworks Company^[1] and was at that time situated in the parish of Aston^[1]. On 1 January 1876 the company was purchased by Birmingham Corporation Water Department.

More recently, it has been a boating lake, although this is no longer the case. In the 1950s it was used for speedboat racing.^[2] The area around the reservoir is used as a park, Salford Park.

It sits immediately adjacent to Gravelly Hill Interchange, and in a bend of the river.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} The History of South Staffordshire Waterworks Company, 1853 - 1989 - Johann Van Leerzem, Brian Williams
2. ^ "BIRMINGHAM'S OUTBOARD MEETING - British Pathe". http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=30281. Retrieved 11 November 2011. 

External links

• Midland Hydroplane Meeting, 1952 (Pathé newsreel)