Swithland Reservoir, Leicestershire: begun 1894 for Leicester Corporation, opened 1896. Built by John Aird & Sons to plans by J B Everard (Pick Everard). Beside Buddon Wood, Mountsorrel granite quarry & the Swithland pumping station #Swithland #aerial #image #Leicester

Swithland Sidings on the preserved Great Central Railway, north of Rothley. Built for the GCR London–Sheffield main line (opened 1899, closed 1966) now restored for heritage freight & engineers’ trains by Great Central Railway plc #Swithland #Sidings #aerial #image #Leicester

Swithland Reservoir, built 1890–1896 to supply Leicester, sits beside the Great Central Railway’s Swithland Sidings, a key freight yard from the line’s opening in 1899. #Swithland #reservoir #GreatCentralRailway #aerial #image #Leicester