| Hurst Reservoir | |
|---|---|
| Location | North Derbyshire, England |
| Lake type | impounding reservoir |
| Basin countries | United Kingdom |
Hurst Reservoir is a reservoir near Glossop, north Derbyshire. In 1837, 50 local millowners and gentleman, known as the "Glossop Commissioners", obtained an Act of Parliament to construct the Glossop Reservoirs. Hurst Reservoir was on the Hurst Brook and Mossy Lea Reservoir was to take water from the Shelf Brook. Only the Hurst reservoir was constructed before the money ran out, Mossy Lea Reservoir was constructed privately by the Duke of Norfolk The Hurst reservoir was the engineer and his surveyor was John Frederick Bateman. It was taken over in 1929 by the Glossop Corporation Waterworks. This became part of the Manchester Corporation Waterworks in 1959. Swineshaw, Hurst Reservoir and Mossy Lea Reservoir are no longer in service.[1]