Richmond Hills

I took the dogs for an evening walk up the Richmond hills and watched the sun go down. There were lots of walking tracks to choose from and although it was uphill the view was worth it.

One of the walks leads to Richmond's old reservoir. Looking at the pond it's hard to believe that in 1885 it was built to provide water for a population of 500. It was estimated that each person would use 45 litres per day. Today, water use estimates are based on 200 litres of water per day per person.

The old reservoir. In 1906 an 18 year old boy drowned in the reservoir. It had to be drained to recover the body.

Rusted remains of the old cast iron pipes that were imported from Scotland. The concrete box shape in the background is the old surge chamber.

Looking towards Stoke.

The view over Richmond. A nice spot to watch the sun go down.