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One of two City works drainage buildings with Classical detailing built in 1906 situated on Mearns Quay and Torry Quay (see also NJ90NE0031), shown on the OS 25in published 1926 annotated as 'Valve House Siphon Outlet( Aberdeen Corp. Sewage Works)'. Built of granite ashlar, they are inscribed 'City of Aberdeen Main Drainage Works' above the door. The Torry Quay Drainage Terminal is a single story octagonal plan sewage pump house. It has a leaded dome above a recessed timber ventilation course with segmental-arched louvre vents. There are round-arched insets to the north, south and east elevations, each with a pair of narrow round-arched openings. It formed part of the Girdleness sewage outfall system, aimed at creating a new waste disposal system for the City. Recorded by field survey April 2008 by HAS.
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Aberdeen City
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NJ90NE0030 - TORRY QUAY, ABERDEEN HARBOUR