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Dam, pond and sluices depicted on the OS 1st and 2nd edition maps. The Walker Dam is today only a fraction of its original size when first built in the 1830s from plans drawn by Aberdeen's first City Architect, John Smith. From the second quarter of the 19th century to the early 20th century the dam's body of water extended from its present location, eastward, to Springfield Road (then called Walker Dam Road) where its sluice gate would have been opened at the beginning of the working day to allow water to rush through a culvert under the road, then south-east through a deep man-made channel (which is still evident today) to feed the steam condensing ponds of the Rubislaw Bleachfield, the property Richards and Company, textile manufacturers.
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Historic Environment Records (HER) 
Aberdeen City
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NJ90NW0157 - WALKER DAM, CRAIGIEBUCKLER