Upper end of New Dam, near Netherthong
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Upper end of New Dam, near Netherthong
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 19 Apr 2009
New Dam is the name on a 1960s six-inch map, but it is named Holmroyd Reservoir on the 1850 map. I think that this reservoir stored water for Deanhouse Mills. It has been drained, but the bed is still wet judging by the stems of last year's bulrushes.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.582834
Longitude
-1.806623