REFERENCES
- For a full description of the Company's formation see R. W. Rennison, Water to Tyneside, (Newcastle upon Tyne, 1979) pp 22–46.
- Prospectus of. . . . the Whittle Dean Water Company (Newcastle upon Tyne, 1845) p. 11.
- Ibid, p. 8.
- Ibid, p. 15.
- T. Sopwith, Diary of Thomas Sopwith, 1828–1879.
- Letter from Donkin, Stable and Armstrong to J. C. Blackden, 23 23 1844, Duke of Northumberland Mss., Alnwick.
- Annual Report, 24 24 1845.
- Prospectus.... op cit. (2), p. 10.
- The present yield is taken as 2 m.g.d. In a report dated 18 18 1862, the same figure was arrived at by Bateman.
- Minute Book, 11 11 1846.
- Contract for the execution of Reservoirs at Welton (13 13 1846).
- Proceedings of the Managing Directors, 2 2 1846. Four other tenders for ironwork were received, three of them identical.
- William Reid's Reports during Construction of Whittle Dean Reservoirs 1846 to 1847.
- Annual Report, 15 15 1849.
- Proceedings of the Managing Directors, 12 12 1850. The reservoir was later said to be of great use for flow control. (See Annual Report, February 1852).
- Minute Book, 14 14 1851. Four tenders, all from local contractors, were received varying from £3,025 to £5,298.
- Minute Book, 31 31 1854. Six tenders were received from local contractors, varying from 07,497 to £32,150.
- William Humber, A Comprehensive Treatise on the Water Supply to Cities and Towns, (1876), P. 131.
- Minute Book, 22 22 1855. The appointment of Tone was recommended by Simpson.
- R. W. Rennison, op.cit. (1), pp. 89–100 for details.
- Minute Book, 4 4 1861.
- Report from Bateman to Company, 8 8 1861.
- Ibid. The rain gauges were installed immediately.
- Report from Bateman to Company, 18 18 1862.
- Ibid.
- R. W. Rennison, O. cit. (1), pp. 102–3.
- Minute Book, 6 6 1869. Four tenders from local contractors were received, varying from £19,900 to £33,442.
- Note on Contract Drawing No. 6, signed by Bateman and McGuire.
- Minute Book, 6 6 1870. Within 14 days the quantity impounded had risen to 200 mill. galls.
- Annual Report, Feb. 1872.
- Report from Hill to Company, September 1873.
- The present-day figures are 26.52 and 29.62 ins. p.a.
- The current figures for the three-dry-year rainfalls at Whittle Dean and Hallington are 21.72 and 24.99 ins. p.a. respectively.
- R. W. Rennison, op. cit. (1), pp. 126–139 for details of the struggle between Company and Corporation.
- Report from Hill to Company, 20 20 1875.
- House of Commons, May 1876.
- The reduction in elevation was no disadvantage; the initial intention was to discharge into the Dry Burn.
- Minute Book, 17 17 1877.
- This embankment was not envisaged initially.
- Prices ranging from £36,845 to £88,714 were received from 14 contractors.
- Four tenders were received, ranging from £607 to £ 778.
- Minute Book, 13 13 1879.
- Ibid, 13 13 1880.
- Engineer's Reports, 9 9 1894.
- Minute Book, 30 30 1881. No details are extant but it is probable that the major portion related to the Colt Crag embankment.
- Engineer's Reports, 25 25 1881.
- The cost in August 1881 was £57,181.
- Engineer's Reports, October 1888.
- Ibid, 23 23 1894.
- Minute Book, 6 6 1894.
- Ibid, 11 June 1901.
- Engineer's Reports, 11 October 1904.
- 'bid, 9 May 1905. A gauge had been installed on the Swin Burn to quantify leakage from the reservoir.
- It is possible that the downstream section of the overflow channel was rebuilt as twin circular culverts.
- Minute Book, 8 8 1884.
- C. G. Henzell, "The West Hallington Reservoir", Min. Proc. I.C.E. vol. cii, Session 1889–90, Part iv.
- Ibid, p. 3.
- Engineer's Reports, 22 22 1884.
- Minute Book, 23 23 1887.
- Engineer's Reports, 11 11 1883.
- Report from Forster to Directors, March 1888.
- Minute Book, 4 4 1888. Hawksley considered the Company's safe yield at that time to be 12 m.g.d..
- Ibid, 13 13 1891.
- Ibid, 29 29 1892.
- Report from Hawksley to Company, 31 31 1893.
- Ibid, 8 8 1893.
- R. W. Rennison, op. cit. (1), pp. 169–226 passim for a more detailed description. The generally accepted figure for compensation water was then one third of the yield.
- Proceedings of the Town Council of Newcastle upon Tyne, 2 2 1895. The visit was made in September.
- The Glenfield control valve was removed in 1911 to increase the flow in the outlet main by means of utilising the full reservoir head. A similar valve, purchased in 1892, is still in use at Whittle Dean filters.
- Letter from Hawksley to Company, 5 October 1901.
- Following the death of Symons in 1900 his place as arbitrator was taken by H. Sowerby Wallis.
- Rainfall is now assessed at 44.14 ins. p.a. with the three-dry-year figure of 37.62 ins. p.a.
- T. C. Hawksley, General Instructions. Ms. undated.
- H. D. Bowtell, "By Rail to Catcleugh", Stephenson Locomotive Society Journal, vol. xxxix, October 1963. The subject has since been further researched by him.