Remains of Penstocks alongside the River Calder, Mytholmroyd
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Remains of Penstocks alongside the River Calder, Mytholmroyd
Image: © Humphrey Bolton Taken: 14 Feb 2012
There was a weir across the river opposite White Houses, and penstocks controlled flow from the river into a wide mill goit that ran parallel to the canal to a mill. The weir was removed as part of flood alleviation works.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.733272
Longitude
-1.989958