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Daily Archives: October 13, 2014
Pumping clear water
BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog
A remarkable, and beautifully scanned image from Ruth Penrhyn-Lowe. Click for a full-size version.
This… is remarkable. I’m just going to leave it here for those among us interested in Chasewater, and the arrangements with the steam pump that used to return water from Anglesey Basin into the reservoir.
There has been a lot of debate about this subject in the past, and courtesy of reader and contributor Ruth Penrhyn-Lowe, we have the clearest scan ever of a remarkable postcard, which gives far more detail than previously seen.
She kindly sent a whole bunch of new cards, which I’ll feature later today, but this one, in light of previous debate, is very special and deserves attention.
Background can be found in this article, and this one too. Readers may also like to gen up by reading this exploration as well.
Thanks to Ruth. This…
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Tagged Canal News, Canals, Chasewater, Staffordshire, Waterways