IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Mealough Road, BELFAST, BT8 8GB
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Mealough Road, BT8 8GB by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (15 Images Found)
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Knockbracken reservoir, Carryduff (1)
Knockbracken, reservoir, between the Mealough and Saintfield Roads, was completed in 1901 as part of a much bigger scheme (1891-1901) to bring drinking water to Belfast from the Mournes. The engineer for the Belfast Water Commissioners project was Luke Macassey Image Now disused, it had a capacity for 100 million gallons. This is the south eastern end seen from the Mealough Road. The satellite photograph shows its unusual shape.
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 31 Dec 2012
0.04 miles
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Stream, Knockbracken reservoir, Carryduff
See Image This stream (not named on the 1:50,000 map) approaches, in an artificial channel, from the south east, flowing under the Mealough Road, past the western side of the reservoir beyond which it merges with another to form the Purdy’s Burn Image and Image
Image: © Albert Bridge
Taken: 31 Dec 2012
0.07 miles
3
Telecommunications mast above Knockbracken Reservoir
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 12 Mar 2011
0.08 miles
4
View south-westwards across the Knockbracken/Mealough Reservoir
Property on the high land overlooking the reservoir is much sought after.
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 12 Mar 2011
0.16 miles
5
Water sports facilities at the former Knockbracken Reservoir
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 29 Jun 2018
0.16 miles
6
The landscaped surroundings of the Knockbracken Reservoir
Land surrounding the reservoir has recently been sold for housing developments.
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 17 Feb 2015
0.16 miles
7
The Knockbracken Reservoir, Carryduff
This was built in 1901 as part of Macassey's scheme to bring Mourne water to the city of Belfast. The reservoir is also known as the Mealough Reservoir, Mealough being a nearby residential area..
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 12 Mar 2011
0.17 miles
8
Knockbrackan Reservoir, Carryduff
This handles water pumped from the Silent Valley in the Mourne Mountains.
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 21 Jul 2014
0.18 miles
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Southern section of the Knockbraken Reservoir site
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 17 Feb 2015
0.19 miles