Nottingham, NG15 - Papplewick
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Nottingham, NG15 - Papplewick
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 2 Dec 2012
George Robinson owned a number of cotton mills in this area during the late 18th century and sufficient water power had to be produced from the weak-flowing River Leen at many places along its course using a system of leats. This is a picture of some conservation work that is currently being undertaken in a wooded area off Moor Lane (the B683), near its junction with Linby Lane (the B6011) where a sluice seems to have been built to control the flow of water to a lower level.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.048233
Longitude
-1.182499