Derwent Reservoir

There are two Derwent Reservoirs in England:

  • Derwent Reservoir (Derbyshire)
  • Derwent Reservoir (North East England) on the border between County Durham and Northumberland

Famous quotes containing the words derwent and/or reservoir:

    “Adam had learned the jolly deed of kind:
    He took her in his arms and there and then
    Like the clean beasts, embracing from behind,
    Began in joy to found the breed of men.”
    —Alec Derwent Hope (b. 1907)

    “It’s very expressive of myself. I just lump everything in a great heap which I have labeled “the past,” and, having thus emptied this deep reservoir that was once myself, I am ready to continue.”
    —Zelda Fitzgerald (1900–1948)