Spring Hill Reservoirs

Service Reservoirs

Spring Hill Reservoirs
General information
Type Water reservoir
Address Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Construction started 1871
Completed 1871 and 1882
Design and construction
Main contractor Henry Holmes

The Spring Hill Reservoirs or Service Reservoirs are two underground water storage facilities located by the Old Windmill in Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. They serviced water to what is now Brisbane City until 1962 and remain heritage-listed.[1] Currently, the reservoirs are covered by three hut-like structures above ground. For many years the reservoirs were locked and inaccessible to the public. However, since 2016, they are used occasionally for cultural events.[2][3][4]

Construction

The first reservoir was built in 1871, and the second just metres from the first some eleven years after. Both were built primarily of red-brick and mortar, set in-ground. Interiors feature columns and arches between walls for reinforcement. At the time of planning, Spring Hill was considered to be the ideal location for a Brisbane water source, due to its elevation above most of what is now Brisbane City. Water was sourced from Enoggera Dam via gravity feed.[5]

Exterior 
Interior 

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Service Reservoirs (entry 600174)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Underground Re-discovered at the Spring Hill Reservoir". National Trust of Queensland. February 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Spring Hill Service Reservoirs". Brisbane Open House. October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Opera in the Reservoir". Underground Opera Company. October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Spring Hill relic to reveal convict secrets". Brisbane Times. October 20, 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
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Coordinates: 27°27′57″S 153°01′24″E / 27.465920°S 153.023267°E / -27.465920; 153.023267

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